What does CODIS stand for?

Combined DNA Index System (US FBI)

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Matthew Gabriel, a DNA technician at the crime lab, said the sample was run through CODIS — the Combined DNA Index System — a database with samples from 1.

Serial killer named suspect in 1984 Calif. killing

Lovato's DNA profile in the state's Combined DNA Index System, authorities said.

'92 rape charges remain in place; Prisoner fighting Leicester case

These DNA samples are used to create computerized searchable "profiles" in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System, which contains nearly 2.

Collecting DNA: database mission creep

Detectives now say DNA tests through the California Combined DNA Index System have linked Turner to Williams' and Edwards' deaths and that he's a likely suspect in Christmas' killing.

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jsp DNA INFORMATION GIVES LEADS The FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) enables federal, state and local crime labs to compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking crimes to each other and to convicted offenders.

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Yet, the system - dubbed CODIS, for Combined DNA Index System - is only in its infancy and is expected to become more important as the databank grows.

Court draws line on taking DNA

In 2000, Congress enacted the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, (1) which requires convicted sex offenders and other felons (2) to submit DNA samples to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a national database used to identify DNA evidence found at crime scenes.

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Attorney General John Ashcroft also has asked the Justice Department to study how to eliminate the delays surrounding DNA testing results and has requested that the FBI impove its computer system, the Combined DNA Index System, for nationwide comparison of DNA samples.

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