NCIC stands for which of the following?

• A. National Crime Investigation Channel
• B. North Central Information Center
• C. National Crime Information Center
• D. National Center for Information and Control

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is what the acronym NCIC actually stands for and what that system is. The correct expansion is National Crime Information Center. NCIC is a centralized federal information system run by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. It gives law enforcement real-time access to a broad set of criminal justice data—such as wanted persons, stolen property, missing persons, and criminal histories—so agencies across jurisdictions can quickly check and share critical information during investigations. This makes cross-agency cooperation faster and helps keep the public safer.

The other names don’t match the real system. National Crime Investigation Channel isn’t a recognized term for this database, North Central Information Center is not the official name, and National Center for Information and Control isn’t used in this context.