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National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Code Manual - First Edition

NCJ Number
87571
Date Published
1982
Length
441 pages
Annotation
This code manual lists the following codes used by the National Crime Information Center: article data codes, boat and gun data codes, personal descriptors, securities data codes, State and country codes, Uniform offense codes, and vehicular data codes.
Abstract
Article codes are broken down by brand name field codes and type field category codes. For boat codes, information covers boat color and make codes, category codes, propulsion codes, and other code data information. Gun code information encompasses caliber, make, type, and color and finish data codes. Other code information covers physical descriptive data on offenders, currency type codes, Uniform offense classifications, and vehicle description codes.