Biometric Analysis
The FBI’s biometric analysis services and tools include the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), DNA examinations and profiles, and latent print examinations and training.
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) allows labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles to link serial violent crimes to each other and to known offenders.
DNA Casework
The DNA Casework Unit provides forensic DNA examinations to the FBI and other duly constituted law enforcement agencies in support of criminal, missing persons, and intelligence cases through evidence testing…
Federal DNA Database
The Federal DNA Database Unit (FDDU) analyzes the Core CODIS loci DNA markers from buccal and blood samples of federal convicted offenders, arrestees facing federal charges, individuals convicted of certain…
Latent Print
The Latent Print Unit (LPU) consists of the Latent Print Operations Unit (LPOU) and the Latent Print Support Unit (LPSU). The LPOU conducts timely, high-quality forensic examinations pertaining to friction…