Comprehensive resource covering forensic identification, arising from the human genome project, discussing accuracies, potential applications and databases such as the Combined DNA Index System. Maintained at Oak Ridge, TN.
Guidelines for collecting and submitting DNA evidence in blood, saliva samples and other stains, with links to historical cases from the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Congressional Statement 2001, with link to previous years, by Forensic Analysis Branch, before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.
Describes killer's identification, four years after the violent rape and murder of Hope Denise Hall in 1994, during random DNA search, conducted by forensic scientists in Petersburg, VA.
Introductory tutorial on courtroom reporting of laboratory results, including checklists for forensic DNA-typing case-specific issues from law offices in Mill Valley, CA.
Seeking to maximize the value of forensic DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. Transcripts, publications, programs and what's new from the NIJ, Washington, DC.
Explains history, privacy, security, statistics and case examples, with FAQ to justify the instigation of DNA fingerprinting upon conviction, for criminal records held in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Report compares two proposals to expand the DNA Data Bank by indexing those offenders convicted of nonviolent felonies and less serious crimes by Office of Justice Systems Analysis, NY.
Article reviewing the forensic testing of DNA recovered from crime scenes, linking offenders to their crimes by referal to the State's DNA Data Bank by the Bureau of Research and Evaluation, NY.
Interview in January 1995 discussing demographic frequency of alleles, and accuracy of PCR in law enforcement. Link to CNN report on OJ Simpson Trial, from expert witness Dr Bruce Weir, Professor of Statistics and Genetics, North Carolina State Unive
Short Tandem Repeat database for genetic mapping and identity testing, comprehensively explained and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
Data obtained in 2001 from 110 of the 120 estimated known DNA crime labs as collated, and compared with 1998, by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC.
