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CODIS: Combined DNA Index System
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/codis/index1.htm
Guidelines for collecting and submitting evidence in blood and saliva samples, quality assurance, statistics and links to participating states, from the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

DNA as a forensic instrument
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-1.3/dna-forensic.html
Article discussing the potential and limitations of DNA, published in 1996 by Columbia University, NY.

DNA Forensics
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtml
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.

DNA Forensics Problem Set
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html
The Biology Project at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

DNA in the Courtroom
http://www.genelex.com/paternitytesting/paternitybook.html
A Trial Watcher's Guide; succinct explanation of the history, science and law of forensic and parental DNA testing from Seattle, WA.

FBI's DNA Program
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/dwight061201.htm
Congressional Statement 2001, with link to previous years, by Forensic Analysis Branch, before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.

Forensic DNA Consulting
http://www.forensicdna.com/Consulting.htm
Resource aimed at attorneys, placing DNA testing in perspective. Search for expert witness, training, articles and bibliography from Richmond, CA.

Forensic Mathematics
http://dna-view.com/
Page of links on maths behind DNA identification and population genetics. Reports and biostatistics software from consultant in Oakland, CA.

Frontline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/
Interviews in which DNA evidence was involved in court cases, with more examples since 1987, by searching PBS from Alexandria, VA.

Gene Almanac
http://vector.cshl.org/general/search.pl?terms=Forensic
Discussing the science behind DNA fingerprinting technology and its use inside the courtroom. Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Genetics in the Courtroom
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/judges/judgetoc.html
Articles written in 1997, facing genetics issues, from The Judges' Journal of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.

Hope Hall DNA Action Memorial
http://www.hope-dna.com/
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.

How DNA Evidence Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
Introduction to the steps in DNA fingerprinting evidence gathering for law enforcement, and its application from Howstuffworks Inc., Raleigh, NC.

Investigation of Forensic Evidence
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/kruglick/kruglick.html
Introductory tutorial on courtroom reporting of laboratory results, including checklists for forensic DNA-typing case-specific issues from law offices in Mill Valley, CA.

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/dna/
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.

National DNA Data Bank
http://www.nddb-bndg.org/main_e.htm
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.

New York State DNA Data Bank
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/exp_dna/index.htm
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.

Offender DNA Matches
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/100_hits/index.htm
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.

Population Distribution
http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/interview_dr_bruce_weir.html
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 University, NC.

Proficiency Testing
http://www.dnalwyr.com/
Article presented in 1996, including estimation of error rates in forensic DNA laboratories and critique of NRC II, from law offices in Arlington, VA.

STRBase
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/
Short Tandem Repeat database for genetic mapping and identity testing, comprehensively explained and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdnacl01.htm
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.

The complexity of DNA testing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1994195.stm
News story explaining why identification may takes weeks, in the case of Daniel Pearl after exuming a body in Karachi, Pakistan. - BBC, UK.

True Crimes - Investigations & DNA
http://www.karisable.com/crdna1.htm
Compilation of related links from marketing firm in Olympia, WA.

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