TAP Resources

The Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP) is supported by the following U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) components and other entities:

DOJ Component Partners

• Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
• Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)
• Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART)
• Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
• Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
• Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) Indian Country Training Page

FBI CJIS

• FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
• Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP)
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
• National Data Exchange (N-Dex)
• Next Generation Identification (NGI)
• National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
• Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

Other Partners

• Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA OJS)
• BIA-OJS Purpose Code X Program

Legislation

• Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA)

Nlets

• International Justice and Public Safety Network (Nlets)

Press Releases and Brochure

• TAP Brochure
• Department of Justice Announces 10 Tribes to Participate in Initial Phase of Tribal Access Program to Improve Exchange of National Crime Information
• Department of Justice Announces Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases