Att O - AFIS Workflow.pdf

This is a workflow diagram depicting the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) process involving multiple agencies including Live Scan, CHRIS (Criminal History Record Information System), NGI (Next Generation Identification), and the FBI. The workflow illustrates the fingerprint submission and verification process for criminal identification purposes. Live Scan initiates the process by sending NIST-formatted fingerprint, palm, and mugshot data along with Transaction Control Number (TCN) and Transaction Operator (TOT) information to CHRIS. The system then conducts a quality check process, with rejected submissions being returned to Live Scan with corresponding reject messages, while approved submissions proceed to NGI for FBI Number assignment and verification.

The diagram demonstrates the bidirectional communication and validation checkpoints throughout the identification workflow. CHRIS receives commands, validates data, and sends results back to AFIS. NGI processes approved submissions and either assigns an FBI Number and confirms completion, or returns reject messages back through CHRIS to AFIS and subsequently to Live Scan. The workflow includes multiple decision points based on quality assessment outcomes, ensuring that only submissions meeting quality standards advance through the system. This process establishes the operational framework for fingerprint-based criminal identification services across the involved agencies and jurisdictions.