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- Home
- Overview
- Laboratory Time and Resources
- Overview
- Time Between Crime Occurrence and Submission of Evidence
- Time Between Evidence Submission and Start of Analysis
- Time Required to Perform Laboratory Analysis
- Screening Process
- Screening Process, Cont.
- Materials Identification
- DNA Analysis
- DNA Analysis, Extraction
- DNA Analysis, Amplification
- DNA Analysis, Detection
- DNA Analysis, Interpretation
- DNA Analysis, Interpretation, cont.
- Time Required to Conduct Post-Analysis Laboratory Activities
- Time Required to Conduct Post-Analysis Laboratory Activities, cont.
- Time Involved in Analytical Report Delivery
- Time Between Report Delivery and Return of Evidence to Submitting Agency
- Time Between Return of Evidence and Trial Completion
- Interacting With Crime Laboratories
- DNA Evidence: Probative Value and Prioritization
- Overview
- Law Enforcement Responsibilities at the Scene
- Law Enforcement Responsibilities at the Scene, cont.
- Prioritizing Evidence at the Scene
- Identifying Potential DNA Evidence
- DNA for Law Enforcement
- Prioritizing Evidence in the Laboratory
- Determining Probative Value of Evidence
- Limiting Cases Submitted
- Limiting the Amount and Type of Evidence
- Case Prioritization
- Communicating With the Prosecutor
- Outsourcing Considerations
- Leveraging Limited Resources
- Overview
- First Responders and Crime Scene Technicians
- Proper Evidence Collection and Packaging
- Evidence Prioritization and Submission to the Laboratory
- Education for First Responders and Crime Scene Technicians
- Education for First Responders and Crime Scene Technicians, cont.
- Deliverying Forensic DNA Education
- Avoiding Steep Costs
- Overview
- Understanding Limited Resources
- Understanding Limited Resources, cont.
- Cost of Laboratory Analysis, Including DNA
- Limiting Duplication of Services and Tasks
- Limiting Analysis to the Most Probative Evidence
- Limiting Courtroom Waiting Time for Laboratory Personnel
- Rush Cases
- Managing Costs Associated With Rush Cases
- Costs Associated With Investigative Efforts
- Maintaining Public Trust
- Technology to Increase Efficiency
- Communicating With the Legislature
- Evidence Retention Policies
- Best Practices for Handling "Cold Hits"
- Overview
- Cold Hits Defined
- Cold Hit Case Management Starts at the Laboratory
- Moving Cases Forward
- Handling Cold Hits in the Laboratory
- Communicating Cold Hits
- Coordinating Cold Hits
- Responding to Cold Hits
- Responding to Cold Hits, cont.
- Creating an Investigative Cold Case Team
- Law Enforcement Management of Cold Hits
- Communication Is Key
- Cold Hit Investigation: Law Enforcement Follow-up
- Tracking Cold Hits
- Closing the Loop
- Law Enforcement Response to Cold Case Hits
- Offender Collection Statutes
- Partial Matches
- Overview
- CODIS Searches and Partial Matches
- CODIS Searches and Partial Matches, cont.
- CODIS Hierarchy
- CODIS Hierarchy, cont.
- CODIS Hierarchy, cont.
- CODIS Functions
- Criminal Justice Information Service-Wide Area Network (CJIS-WAN)
- Local DNA Index System (LDIS)
- State DNA Index System (SDIS)
- National DNA Index System (NDIS)
- NDIS Procedures Board
- Familial Searching
- Overview
- Process
- Process, cont.
- CODIS Searching Criteria
- Examples of Familial Searching Leads
- National Implementation
- Considerations
- Investigation Aided
- Statutory Purpose
- State Statutory Authorization
- Privacy Rights
- Genetic Surveillance
- Genetic Surveillance, cont.
- California's Process
- Grim Sleeper
- Safeguards
- Encouraging Evidence From the United Kingdom and California
- Law Enforcement Application
- Allaying Concerns
- Considerations for Process Implementation
- Summary
- Contact Us
- Help
- Resources, Guides and Best Practices
- Glossary
Additional Online Courses
- What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
- DNA – A Prosecutor’s Practice Notebook
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Amplification
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN and mtDNA
- Firearms Examiner Training
- Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers
- What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Español for Law Enforcement
- Amplified DNA Product Separation for Forensic Analysts
Date Created: August 7, 2023