Highlights

FUNDING

Solicitations released:

• Forensic DNA Research and Development
• Solving Cold Cases With DNA
• View fiscal year 2009 awards in each of the Initiative's funding programs.

PUBLICATIONS

From the NIJ Journal:

• Debating DNA Collection
• Solving Missing Persons Cases

About Forensic DNA

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DNA Databases

• Combined DNA Index System
  (CODIS)
• Capabilities of CODIS
• Local, state and national databases
• Procedures and administration
• Types of profiles
• Database hits

From the FBI

• National DNA Index (NDIS) Statistics
• Quality Assurance Standards: DNA Testing Laboratories
• Quality Assurance Standards: DNA Databasing Laboratories

Reducing the Backlog

Describing the Backlog

• About the backlog of evidence
• Forensic casework backlog
• Convicted offender backlog
• Affect of clearing the backlog

Funding Programs

• Convicted Offender/Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction
  • Outsourcing contracts
  • Grants program
  • Funding awarded under the grants program
• Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction
  • Funding awarded

Solving Crimes

Cold Cases

• Solving Cold Cases
• Practical considerations
• Identifying, prioritizing and analyzing cases
• Funding for solving cold cases

Solving Property Crimes

• Solving property crimes
• Cost effectiveness

Identifying Persons and Victims

Postconviction Testing

See also...

Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Postconviction Requests

Tools for Forensic Scientists

Services for Laboratories

• Sample Analysis
• Audits and Accreditation
• Collection Kits
• Quality Documents
• Expert System Testbed
• Sequencing Unusual STR Alleles
• Validation Information
• U.S. Y-STR Database
• Quality Assurance Standards (FBI)

See also...

• Tools for forensic scientists
• Forensic science support from the FBI

Statues and Case Law

Other Resources for DNA Information

• DNA and Forensics
• State and Local Laboratories
• The Human Genome
• General Resources to Learn About DNA
• General Research Resources
• DNA and Medicine
• DNA and Wildlife Forensics