NCJ Number
177841
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 61 Issue: 4 Dated: July 1999 Pages: 68-71
Date Published
1999
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes how the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System helps corrections and law enforcement professionals monitor inmates and solve crimes.
Abstract
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) blends forensic science and computer technology to enable local, State, and Federal law enforcement crime laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, link serial violent crimes and identify potential suspects by comparing DNA profiles from crime scene evidence to those of convicted offenders. CODIS organizes DNA profiles into indexes according to the origin of the sample being analyzed. These indexes are as follows: Convicted Offender Index, Forensic Index, and Population File. Future indexes will include Victims Index, Unidentified Persons Index, and Unidentified Persons Reference Index. The article describes implementation of CODIS at local, State, and national levels; CODIS and DNA casework analysis; and convicted offender DNA analysis. Figure, reference