Canada Opens National DNA Data Bank: 'Faster Sample Processing At Significant Less Cost Than Most Data Banks in the World'.Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2000 ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNT Canada today officially introduced its new National DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Data Bank. The DNA Data Bank, which will be housed at RCMP headquarters, gives Canada's police community a powerful new tool for criminal investigations. "This is a major step forward for law enforcement in Canada | In Canada, there are three levels of police forces: municipal, provincial, and federal. Constitutionally, law enforcement is a provincial responsibility, although most urban areas have been given the authority by the provinces to maintain their own police forces. ," said Canada's Solicitor General An officer of the U.S. Justice Department who represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The solicitor general is charged with representing the Executive Branch of the U.S. government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawrence MacAulay Lawrence A. MacAulay PC (born September 9, 1946 in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician. MacAulay is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island since . "The Data Bank puts Canada among a handful of countries to have such a national system in place. It will help ensure that those guilty of serious crimes will be apprehended more quickly while excluding the innocent from suspicion." The Data Bank will include DNA profiles from young offenders as well as adult civilian and military offenders who are convicted of serious crimes. It will also include a crime scene index, which will contain DNA profiles from unsolved crime scenes. The information can be cross-referenced to find a match in the system. "History has shown that everywhere a data bank has opened in the world, cold crimes have been solved," said RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curt Allen. "Together with our partners in Canada's police community, we can and will solve the most heinous hei·nous adj. Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable: a heinous crime. [Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine, hatred, from of crimes and help keep our streets safer." Canada's National DNA Data Bank will rely on new robotic technology as well as a state-of-the-art computer sample inventory and tracking system. The DNA Data Bank, together with Anjura Technology of Ottawa, has developed a proprietary coding system Noun 1. coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy that catalogues and barcodes every sample entering the lab, and follows the sample through each lab process. In addition, sample matching will be conducted in a secure manner using a unique network and software program called the Combined DNA Index System Noun 1. Combined DNA Index System - the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (CODIS CODIS Combined DNA Index System (US FBI) CODIS Convicted Offender DNA Index System CODIS Component and Distributed Systems ) developed by the FBI and the US Department of Justice, and provided to the National DNA Data Bank for law enforcement purposes. CODIS has become the world standard for recording data bank DNA profile matching information and will ensure reliable and accurate transmission of match information. The result of these innovations will be a Data Bank that can process more samples in less time and at a significant reduced cost. "This combination of the best available technologies will help make Canada's DNA Data Bank one of the most effective, for law enforcement investigations," said Dr. Ron Fourney, officer in charge of the National DNA Data Bank. "We anticipate that this could easily represent a fifty percent cost reduction in sample processing compared to similar data banks in the world." Dr. Fourney has already been contacted by colleagues in a number of other countries who want to know more about the technologies used in Canada's DNA Data Bank. About 2,000 peace officers in police jurisdictions across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. have been trained to collect the DNA samples that will be forwarded to the Data Bank for testing. Only a minute amount of DNA - sufficient to cover the head of a pin - is required to identify a person. Every effort has been made to balance the right to privacy with the need for police officers to collect evidence. Canada's National DNA Data Bank was created by an Act of Parliament. The bill was introduced in the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. by Canada's Solicitor General, Lawrence MacAulay. The legislation was proclaimed and went into effect on June 30, 2000. Ce communique de presse est aussi disponible en francais. |
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