FBI's DNA analysis program

John R. Brown

doi:10.1117/12.170641

7 March 1994 FBI's DNA analysis program

John R. Brown

Proceedings Volume 2102, Coupling Technology to National Need; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.170641
Event: Coupling Technology to National Need, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

Forensic DNA profiling technology is a significant law enforcement tool due to its superior discriminating power. Applying the principles of population genetics to the DNA profile obtained in violent crime investigations results in low frequency of occurrence estimates for the DNA profile. These estimates often range from a frequency of occurrence of 1 in 50 unrelated individuals to 1 in a million unrelated individuals or even smaller. It is this power to discriminate among individuals in the population that has propelled forensic DNA technology to the forefront of forensic testing in violent crime cases. Not only is the technology extremely powerful in including or excluding a criminal suspect as the perpetrator, but it also gives rise to the potential of identifying criminal suspects in cases where the investigators of unknown suspect cases have exhausted all other available leads.

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John R. Brown "FBI's DNA analysis program", Proc. SPIE 2102, Coupling Technology to National Need, (7 March 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.170641

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