The 27th Annual National CODIS Conference was held virtually on November 15th – 19th, 2021. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...

MOULTRIE, GA (WALB) - Investigators are able to solve crimes at a much faster rate thanks to a DNA database called Codis. In Georgia, more than 3,500 cases have now been solved, some dating back ...

GEORGIA - Last week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Combined DNA Index System recorded its 6,000th state offender hit. CODIS contains DNA profiles from evidence collected in criminal ...

On April 21, 2021, one of the most successful investigative tools available to U.S. law enforcement reached a major milestone: the 20 millionth DNA profile was contributed to the national DNA database ...

The U.S. forensic DNA database has expanded rapidly in recent years. While it was originally authorized to store the DNA profiles of only convicted violent felons, the FBI Combined DNA Index System ...

How ethical is it to keep a database of convicted felons' DNA profiles? Can we rely on DNA fingerprints for conviction? Many ethical issues surround the use of DNA in forensic technology. Although the ...