Law Enforcement Officers and DNA Evidence.What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence Among the many new tools that science has provided for the analysis of forensic evidence is the powerful and controversial analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the material that makes up the genetic code of most organisms. , a brochure produced by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ Noun 1. NIJ - the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice National Institute of Justice Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice Department, Justice - the United States federal department responsible for ) and the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, contains vital information on identifying, collecting, avoiding contamination, and transporting and storing DNA evidence. The brochure features a small removable section suitable for officers to carry with them that identifies some common items of evidence, the possible location of 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. on the evidence, and the source of the DNA. It also lists ways that officers can avoid contaminating the evidence. Also produced by NIJ is a report by the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests. The report contains information on legal and biological issues of DNA evidence and recommendations for defense counsel, prosecutors, judicial officers, victims advocates, and DNA laboratories. To obtain a copy of the brochure or the report (NCJ NCJ National Criminal Justice NCJ National Contest Journal NCJ New Columbia Joist Co. 177626), contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a program that disseminates publications from the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) agencies, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office on Violence Against |
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