Forensic Database
Definition
A searchable repository of DNA profiles, fingerprints, images, or other forensic data from known individuals, crime scenes, or both. Includes national DNA databases (CODIS in the US, NDNAD in the UK), automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS), and facial recognition databases.
Related terms
- Familial Searching
- The deliberate use of partial DNA profile matches in a forensic database to identify biological relatives of an unknown contributor, on the...
- Machine Learning (Forensic Application)
- Statistical models trained on labelled forensic datasets to score or classify pattern evidence, such as fingerprints, toolmarks, or faces. Produces quantified similarity...
- Portable/field Instrument
- A handheld or transportable analytical device, such as a Raman spectrometer, XRF analyser, or rapid-DNA cartridge system, designed for use outside a...
- Probabilistic Genotyping
- Software-based interpretation of complex DNA electropherograms using continuous statistical models (e.g. STRmix, TrueAllele, ArmedXpert). Generates a likelihood ratio for complex mixtures previously...
- Rapid DNA
- Automated, self-contained DNA analysis instruments that produce a full STR profile from a buccal swab in approximately 90 minutes without requiring a...
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- The Future of Forensic Science: AI, Databases, Rapid MethodsA searchable repository of DNA profiles, fingerprints, images, or other forensic data from known individuals, crime scenes, or both. Includes national DNA data...