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  2. DNA database - Wikipedia

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    A national DNA database is a DNA database maintained by the government for storing DNA profiles of its population. Each DNA profile based on PCR uses STR (Short Tandem Repeats) analysis. They are generally used for forensic purposes, including searching and matching DNA profiles of potential criminal suspects.

  3. Combined DNA Index System - Wikipedia

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    The CODIS database contains several different indexes for the storage of DNA profile information. For assistance in criminal investigations three indexes exist: the offender index, which contains DNA profiles of those convicted of crimes; the arrestee index, which contains profiles of those arrested of crimes pursuant to the laws of the particular state; and the forensic index, which contains ...

  4. CrimTrac - Wikipedia

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    The national DNA database took eight years to become fully functional because of minor differences in Commonwealth, state and territory legislation. While Australian police services and law enforcement agencies need and want better information systems to support officers on the beat, they do not wish these systems to necessarily replace their ...

  5. National databases of United States persons - Wikipedia

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    Federal Bureau of Investigation: criminal and civilian monitoring: 104 million persons (including 34 million non-criminals) Finger and palm prints, iris, and facial data (under development to replace the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Next Generation Identification (NGI) Federal Bureau of Investigation: criminal and ...

  6. Forensic identification - Wikipedia

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    PCR is the technique of copying DNA by making millions of copies. When all 13 core loci are tested on a DNA profile, the random match probability is more than one in a trillion. [21] Since DNA was first used in a criminal investigation in 1986, it has aided investigators to solve many cases.

  7. Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist ...

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    A now-former forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) manipulated DNA test results in hundreds of criminal cases, an internal affairs investigation found, which prompted ...

  8. National DNA Data Bank of Canada - Wikipedia

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    This enabled provincial court judges to issue police warrants for obtaining biological samples from suspects in a criminal investigation. [4] In 1998, the DNA Identification Act was enacted by the parliament. The Act established a new law governing the creation and administration of a national DNA database. It updated the Criminal Code to allow ...

  9. Government database - Wikipedia

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    At the national level, the National DNA Index System, is operated by the FBI. [81] As of August 2013 the National DNA System contained over 10,535,300 offender profiles, 1,613,100 arrestee profiles, and 509,900 forensic profiles and has produced over 219,700 hits, assisting in more than 210,700 investigations.