WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Polices (IACP) supports all programs that enhance the safety of the public and the law enforcement officers charged with protecting the public; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that having access to information or knowledge about wanted persons has a direct correlation to the safety of the general public as well as to law enforcement officers charged with protecting the public; and

WHEREAS, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is the repository for the interstate exchange of wanted person information; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the direction of the Advisory Policy Board, recently relaxed the entry criteria for NCIC wanted person entries to allow for the entry of wanted persons even when extradition is not possible; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP actively encourages all law enforcement agencies to maximize the utilization of the NCIC by entering all violent wanted persons into the NCIC; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP also encourages all law enforcement agencies to maximize the utilization of the NCIC by entering all felony wanted persons into the NCIC.