No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003

PROJECT SUMMARY 2003-DN-BX-K021

DNA analysis used in conjuntion with the CODIS is a poweful investigative tool beginnig at the crime scene with the collection of evidence and endind with a judicial conclusion. For CODIS to be truly effective and DNA to reach its full potential, aiding the criminal justice system in solving crimes, DNA database must be populated with both offender profiles and DNA profiles from crime scene evidence. DNA is especially useful in cases where no suspect is known. DNA profiles obtained from evidence collected in the cases where ther is no suspect can be compared to local, State, and national DNA database through CODIS for a match between the evidence and a convicted felon.