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The NCIRC Web site is intended as a resource center for law enforcement practitioners, educators, and researchers involved in the criminal intelligence process. This site contains a collection of links to other Web sites, original content information, model policies and procedures, and other resources. All provided documents, other than those documents found on external Internet sites, should be considered for official use only.
This site is not an intelligence system where active criminal intelligence information is stored or exchanged. Rather, it is a resource center designed to assist a user in developing, managing, and operating a law enforcement criminal intelligence function.
This Web site's privacy policy is designed to assist the user in understanding how personal information provided by the user is collected and in making informed decisions when using this site.
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