Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
President's DNA Initiative
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Initiative Goals
DNA technology is increasingly vital to ensuring accuracy and fairness in the criminal justice system. DNA can be used to identify criminals with incredible accuracy when biological evidence exists, and...
Collecting DNA from Juveniles
NCJ Number
237193
Date Published
April 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Publication Link
Decrease the Number of Contract Laboratory Cases Awaiting Data Review While Improving DNA Analysis Efficiency
NCJ Number
236693
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice System, Executive Summary
NCJ Number
236475
Date Published
December 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
CODIS STR Template Enrichment by Affinity Bead Capture and Its Application in Forensic DNA Analysis
NCJ Number
236431
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
The Behavior of Contamination and Methods for Extraction and Capture of Low Copy Number and Degraded DNA.
2011-DN-BX-K549
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$249,867
CMPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K525
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$485,777
Arizona Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Phoenix Police Department
2011-DN-BX-K546
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$499,975
NIJ FY2011 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K526
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$452,293
New York City Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K527
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$796,829
SJSO Solving Cold Cases With DNA
2011-DN-BX-K524
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$219,723
Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K545
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$500,000
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: The Nation's Silent Mass Disaster
NCJ Number
216523
Date Published
January 2007
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Untested Evidence: Not Just a Crime Lab Issue
NCJ Number
230417
Journal
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Survey
DNA Analysis for "Minor" Crimes: A Major Benefit for Law Enforcement
NCJ Number
212262
Date Published
January 2006
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link
Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science
2010-DN-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$351,054
2010 Convicted Offender/Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction- Honolulu Police Department
2010-DN-BX-K031
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$148,140
Maine State Police Crime Laboratory convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction
2010-DN-BX-K110
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$88,434
FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
2010-DN-BX-K034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$593,807