Vocabulary 1
The paperwork filed by the arresting officer that results in the person being arrested and taken to a detention facility for admission.
Arrest papers
Refers to inmates who are eligible for placement at a community residential facility.
Community custody grade
Documents or orders generated by the court after an offender is found guilty of a crime and that commit
the offender to a correctional facility or to a mental hospital.
Commitment papers
Refers to inmates who must be maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when outside a secure perimeter.
Close custody grade
All persons, officers, or civilians using FCIC / NCIC must be certified. Unless certified, an individual cannot use or even access the FCIC / NCIC database.
certification
Inmates considered low risk: those inmates who have adjusted well to being incarcerated, have a minimal criminal history with no violent charges in their history, or are currently charged with a non-violent crime.
Minimum security level
Refers to inmates who are eligible for placement at a work camp with a secure perimeter but who are not eligible for placement in an outside work assignment without armed supervision.
Medium custody grade
Is money given to qualified inmates released from the custody of the Department of Corrections as indicated
in 33-601.502, F.A.C.
Discharge gratuity
Inmates considered moderate risk: those who have adjusted to being incarcerated in the past and have limited violence in their criminal history.
Medium security level
Is a management tool used by facilities to assign security risk levels or custody grades to inmates.
Classification
(FCIC)
The Florida Crime Information Center
This is a summons or writ issued in place of a physical arrest and which requires a person to appear in court.
NTA—notice to appear.
Information obtained from FCIC / NCIC is for criminal justice purposes only and should not be used for personal reasons. You cannot use the system to check on family, friends, or co-workers.
restriction
Sometimes called a signature bond, is the pretrial release of and arrested person who promises in writing to appear for trial at a later date. No monetary bond is required before release.
ROR
Provides criminal justice agencies access to criminal history records of all people arrested in the
United States and its territories, including wanted persons’ information (warrants nationwide).
NCIC
Is a raised portion of the skin on the finger and palm of a hand, consisting of connected ridge units.
friction ridge
Refers to inmates who are sentenced to death.
Maximum custody grade
Is the process by which inmates are discharged from a
county detention facility or state correctional facility.
Release
Refers to inmates who are eligible for outside work assignments but not for placement in a community residential center.
Minimum custody grade
As it appears on the inmate’s identification
either “subject” or “arrestee” to identify the individual
DOB—date of birth
(PREA)
Prison Rape Elimination Act
Inmates considered high risk: those who have serious and violent felony charges pending or pose a threat to the safety of staff and security of the facility.
Maximum security level
This date is determined by the court at sentencing and can be reduced due to gain time.
EOS—end (or expiration) of sentence
(BIS)
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SOLUTION
Information obtained from FCIC / NCIC is_________ and is for criminal justice purposes only.
confidentiality