CODIS
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
Mission
The CODIS Unit manages the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and the National DNA Index System (NDIS) and is responsible for developing, providing, and supporting the CODIS Program to federal, state, and local crime laboratories in the United States and selected international law enforcement crime laboratories to foster the exchange and comparison of forensic DNA evidence from violent crime investigations. The CODIS Unit also provides administrative management and support to the FBI for various advisory boards, Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs, and legislation regarding DNA.
The Team
Program manager, forensics system program managers, biologist, auditors, management and program analysts, and paralegal specialists.
The Work
See below for more information.
- CODIS and NDIS Fact Sheet
- How CODIS Helps Solve Crimes: Part 1 | Part 2
- Familial Searching
- Planned Process and Timeline for Implementation of Additional CODIS Core Loci
- NDIS Statistics
- Crime
- The Future
- Quality Assurance
- QAS Revisions Effective September 1, 2011:
- Summary of new QAS revisions effective 9-1-2011
- QAS Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories effective 9-1-2011
- Summary of new Database QAS revisions effective 9-1-2011
- QAS Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories effective 9-1-2011
- Audit Document for Forensic QAS effective 9-1-2011
- Audit Document for Database QAS effective 9-1-2011
- QAS Revisions Effective September 1, 2011:
- SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Autosomal STR Typing by DNA Testing Forensic Laboratories
- CODIS Brochure
- DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005, Expungement Policy