Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
Familial DNA: A series of reports released by the National Institute of Justice
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Guidance Document on the Forensic Application of Massively Parallel Sequencing
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
2016 NIJ Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Knowledge Is Power: Using Technology to Gain Forensic Intelligence
Date Published
August 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ
No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2001 (Connecticut)
Date Published
May 2004
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
DNA Backlog Reduction Program - FY 2001
Date Published
December 2003
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Announces $1.3M to Fund Research in Public Forensic Laboratories
On January 11, 2022, NIJ announced $1.3 million in funding to support 5 new projects under its Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs R&E) program. Through its funding of forensic science grants, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, continues to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence across the...
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
2005-DN-R-086-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
$1,891,390
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
2005-DN-R-086-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2004
$180,000
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
2005-DN-R-086-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
$350,000
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
2005-DN-R-086-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
$2,572,553
Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
DJO-NIJ-21-RO-0004
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$475,000
The development of miniSTRs as a method for high-speed direct PCR
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework
15PNIJ-21-GG-04143-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$437,383
Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing
15PNIJ-21-GG-04159-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$484,798
Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures
15PNIJ-21-GG-02710-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$377,311
Expanded CODIS STR allele frequencies - Evidence for the irrelevance of race-based DNA databases
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
DNA Backlog Reduction Strategy: Law Enforcement Agency Partnerships for a Successful Biological Screening Laboratory
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Matching CODIS Genotypes to SNP Genotypes Using Linkage Disequilibrium
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forgotten Evidence: A Mixed Methods Study of Why Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) Are Not Submitted for DNA Forensic Testing
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How to Right a Wrong: Empirically Evaluating Whether Victim, Offender, and Assault Characteristics can Inform Rape Kit Testing Policies
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Are We Fishing or Catching? Evaluating the Efficiency of Bait Capture of CODIS Fragments
Date Published
July 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National DNA Database Statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The National DNA Index (NDIS) contains over 14,541,796 offender profiles, 4,341,864 arrestee profiles and 1,103,683 forensic profiles as of April 2021. Ultimately, the success of the CODIS program will be measured by the crimes it helps to solve. CODIS's primary metric, the "Investigation Aided," tracks the number of criminal investigations where CODIS has added value to the investigative process. As of April 2021, CODIS has produced...
SAKI TTA Factsheet
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored