{"id":89,"date":"2015-02-23T13:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T13:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff-beta-site\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2020-08-11T19:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:29:27","slug":"bureau-of-identification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/functions\/bureau-of-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Identification (BCI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Contact Information<\/h5>\n<p>Phone: 908-558-2630<br \/>\nFax: 908-558-2316<\/p>\n<p>idofficer@ucnj.org<\/p>\n<p>2 Broad Street<br \/>\nAttention: BCI Unit<br \/>\nElizabeth, NJ 07201<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Primary Mission<\/h5>\n<p>The Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) is the central repository for all records and files of criminal defendants within Union County. The BCI obtains and stores an array of information including fingerprints, pedigree information and pictures in order to positively identify criminal defendants and all individuals under investigation.\u00a0 This information is obtained either during their arrest, at their first appearance court hearing, or after their conviction and sentencing.\u00a0 The BCI provides professional service to all law enforcement agencies ranging from local, state and federal agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Unit Functions<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Criminal Files<\/strong>: BCI secures and maintains thousands of Union County criminal files<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background checks for the following groups<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>County and state police agencies<\/li>\n<li>Union County Superior Court<\/li>\n<li>Police applicants<\/li>\n<li>United States Military and Armed Forces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Photo Line-Ups<\/strong>: Officers prepare photo line-ups for the Union County Prosecutor\u2019s Office and all municipal police agencies in Union County<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collection of DNA CODIS samples<\/strong>: Officers collect DNA CODIS samples from individuals found guilty of a 4<sup>th<\/sup> degree or higher crime<\/p>\n<p><strong>New arrests<\/strong>: Officers fingerprint, photograph and obtain pedigree information for all individuals arrested on new charges stemming from the Union County Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expungements<\/strong>: The unit executes expungement orders of BCI criminal files and records<\/p>\n<p><strong>Union County Jai<\/strong>l: Officers obtain fingerprints and verify the identities of all defendants admitted into the Union County Correctional facility<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Scan records<\/strong>: BCI capture and send Live scan records to the New Jersey State Police and FBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training<\/strong>: Officers provides in-service training for proper fingerprint methods and Live-Scan functions<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1701\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-1.jpg 622w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-1-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1702 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-2.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI-2-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Community Programs<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Community Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upon request, the BCI will participate in county wide events and outreach programs.<\/li>\n<li>The BCI will offer a variety of services including the Emergency Purpose ID cards, fingerprinting children and distribute child safety material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emergency Purpose Identification Cards (EPIC) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This program, which is designed for emergency purposes, creates an ID card of either a child or an adult with special needs\/senior citizen. The ID cards contain vital information of a loved one including their name, a photo, existing medical conditions, allergies, blood type, medications and emergency contact information.<\/li>\n<li>These ID cards are given to the parent\/guardian and are designed to be easily accessible in a wallet.<\/li>\n<li>The primary purpose of the ID cards is to aid first responders in quickly locating a loved one in the event of an emergency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Child Fingerprint Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The BCI will fingerprint children for emergency purposes. The prints will be given to the child\u2019s parent\/guardian to be retained for safe keeping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Union County Helping Hands 365 (UCHH 365)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office is a proud participant of the Union County Prosecutor\u2019s Office UCHH 365 program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1705\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI5.jpg 462w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI5-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI5-141x150.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1706\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI6.jpg 496w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/BCI6-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Information Phone: 908-558-2630 Fax: 908-558-2316 idofficer@ucnj.org 2 Broad Street Attention: BCI Unit Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Primary Mission The Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) is the central repository for all records and files of criminal defendants within Union County. 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