Suspected terrorist handling codes

just in case you ever wanted to know, here's the "handling codes" our government uses (PDF) for terrorist watch lists...

TERRORIST SCREENING CENTER

The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) consolidates multiple terrorist watch lists into a single comprehensive database. The TSC ensures that state and local law enforcement officers have ready access to the information they need when they encounter a known
or suspected terrorist within the United States or at US borders.

When one of these subjects is queried through NCIC, NCIC will return a “possible terrorist alert”. The terrorist alert response assigns one of four handling codes to each entry. The four handling codes are:

Handling Code 1: WARNING – APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Arrest this individual. This individual is associated with terrorism. Once this individual is arrested, immediately contact the Terrorist Screening Center at (866) 872-9001 for additional information and direction. If you are a border patrol officer immediately call the NTC [National Targeting Center].

Handling Code 2: WARNING – APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Please detain this individual for a
reasonable amount of time for questioning. This individual is of investigative interest to law enforcement regarding association with terrorism. Immediately contact the Terrorist Screening Center at (866) 872-9001 for additional direction. (As appropriate, the TSC will facilitate an immediate response from an FBI Joint
Terrorism Task Force [JTTF] or other appropriate law enforcement entity.) If you are a border patrol officer immediately call the NTC.

Handling Code 3: DO NOT ALERT THIS INDIVIDUAL TO THIS NOTICE. The person queried through this search may be an individual identified by intelligence information as having possible ties with terrorism. Contact the Terrorism Screening Center at (866) 872-9001 for additional identifying information available to assist you in making this determination. DO NOT ARREST THIS INDIVIDUAL UNLESS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTES. Conduct a logical investigation using techniques authorized in you jurisdiction and ask probing questions to determine if this individual is identical to the person of law enforcement interest. WARNING – APPROACH WITH CAUTION. If you are a border patrol officer immediately call the NTC.

Handling Code 4: DO NOT ALERT THIS INDIVIDUAL TO THIS NOTICE. The person queried through this search may be an individual identified by intelligence information as having possible ties with terrorism. DO NOT ARREST THIS INDIVIDUAL UNLESS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTES. Attempt to obtain sufficient identification information to positively identify this individual in a manner consistent with the techniques authorized in you jurisdiction. You may be contacted at a later date and asked to forward this information. Note: If your contact with this individual warrants further investigation based on circumstances consistent with terrorist activity, contact the Terrorist Screening Center at (866) 872-9001. WARNING – APPROACH WITH CAUTION. If you are a border patrol officer immediately call the NTC. It is imperative that the officer contacting the suspect carefully read the caveats and adhere to the NCIC instructions.

(thanks to kevin at cryptogon...)

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