Form 70-004 IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability Local Agency Survey

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

SECURE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE SURVEY – LOCAL

OMB Number: 1652-NEW
Expiration Date: XX/XX/2008

IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability Local Law Enforcement Agency Survey

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is improving community safety by transforming the way the federal government cooperates with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify, detain, and remove all criminal aliens held in custody. Secure Communities (SC) will revolutionize immigration enforcement by using technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities remove high-risk criminal aliens.  

Your answers to the following questions will help ICE implement the Secure Communities initiative. Please ensure your responses to the survey are approved by the appropriate authorities. This survey is to be completed by the Local Law Enforcement Agency responsible for IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability. The survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. Your responses will be kept anonymous and will not be disclosed to anyone but the individuals conducting this survey, except as otherwise required by law. Your participation is completely voluntary and you may choose to skip any questions you do not wish to answer.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete and return the survey within two weeks of receipt. Contact Judith Sands at

(202) 616-9793 with questions. Mail survey responses to: Judith Sands; ICE – Secure Communities; 425 I St, NW,

Suite 5307; Washington, DC 20536 or via e-mail to [email protected]

To be completed by the Local Law Enforcement Agency for deployment of IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability
Contact Information
Name	Title
Jail	Address
Telephone	FAX
E-mail

Section I – Jail Booking Information
1. What is the average number of subjects booked into the jail daily?	2. How many subjects were booked in last year?
3. Approximately what percentage was booked in for violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault)?	4. In months, what is the average length of incarceration for a sentenced inmate?
5. In months, what is the average length of incarceration for a non-sentenced inmate?	6. How many subjects were released from the jail last year?

ICE Form 70-004 (Page 1) (08/08)

OMB Number: 1652-NEW
Expiration Date: XX/XX/2008

Section II - Fingerprinting

7. Are criminal arrest fingerprints submitted directly to the state identification bureau for all individuals booked into the jail?

Yes

No

If no to question 7, for which subjects are fingerprints submitted?

Criminal Threshold Reached (i.e. misdemeanor or higher)

Initial Encounter Only

Identity Unknown

Never Submitted

8. How are the criminal arrest fingerprints submitted?

Ink Cards

Electronic Submission (i.e., Cardscan or Livescan)

If selected “Ink Cards” to question 8, where are the cards sent for scanning and submittal to the state ID bureau?

Agency Location

9. Do you scan and submit criminal arrest fingerprint cards to the state identification bureau or other facility(ies)?

Yes

No

If yes to question 9, please specify the name of facility(ies) and their location(s):

Facility(ies)	Location

10. How long after a subject enters a booking facility are the fingerprints submitted to the FBI?

Within 1 hour

1 to 4 hours

4 to 6 hours

More than 6 hours

11. How long does it take to receive a response back from the FBI for a criminal arrest fingerprint submission?

Less than 1 hour

1 to 4 hours

4 to 6 hours

More than 6 hours

12. Do all criminal arrest fingerprint submissions from a booking facility include criminal charges?

Yes

No

13. Are offense codes for arrest charges on criminal fingerprint submissions sent to the state identification bureau?

Yes

No

14. If criminal charges are numerically coded, are NCIC numeric codes used?

Yes

No

If no to question 14, what codes are used?

15. Is it standard operating procedure to wait until a result for fingerprint query is received before releasing a subject?

Yes

No

ICE Form 70-004 (Page 2) (08/08)

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OMB Number: 1652-NEW
Expiration Date: XX/XX/2008

Section III - Foreign Born/Non-Citizen Information

16. Does the jail send Immigration Automated Queries (IAQ) to the ICE Law Enforcement Support Center?

Yes

No

If yes to question 16, how many IAQs are sent monthly?

17. How many Immigration Holds (I-247) does your office receive per month?

18. Who is your local ICE point of contact?

Name Telephone Number

19. How many inmates are turned over to ICE monthly?

20. What is the average monthly foreign born intake?

21. Is country of birth and or citizenship information recorded as part of the book in process?

Yes

No

If yes to question 21, where is this information stored? (Check all that apply)

Centralized system managed by a state level agency

Centralized system managed by another jail facility

System managed by your facility only

Paper record only

If a centralized system, please specify the agency that manages the system.

Agency Location

22. Does the jail request and receive funding from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)?

Yes

No

If yes to number 22, how many criminal aliens was SCAAP funding requested for in FY 2007?

Section IV - Transportation

23. Do you currently have a transportation or detention Intergovernmental Service Agreement or contract with ICE?

Yes

No

24. Are you willing to enter into an agreement with ICE to transport aliens at your own or shared expense?

Yes

No

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