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Understanding Familial DNA: National Study of Policies, Procedures, and Potential Impact, 2014

Metadata Updated: March 12, 2025

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed. Seeking to measure the usage of Familial DNA Searching (FDS) to aid in criminal investigations, this study utilized a multi-phase, mixed methods approach to obtain data on FDS policies and practices in the United States. This study includes data from the National Survey of CODIS Laboratories, which was compiled after two expert roundtables, a literature and policy scan of practice, cost modeling, and state case studies. The study includes one SPSS data file: FDS_National_Survey_of_CODIS_Labs_Data.sav

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Restricted: This dataset can only be accessed or used under certain conditions. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: us-pd

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Dates

Metadata Created Date March 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOJ JSON

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2025
Publisher National Institute of Justice
Maintainer
Identifier 3465
Data First Published 2018-03-01T08:32:07
Language eng
Data Last Modified 2018-03-01T08:34:56
Rights These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data.
Public Access Level restricted public
Aicategory Not AI-ready
Bureau Code 011:21
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Metadata Catalog ID https://www.justice.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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Harvest Object Id 5a596399-5a3f-4bd1-a509-e4cdad32bcd3
Harvest Source Id 11827822-e56a-442a-9edb-6b249b7ddcc3
Harvest Source Title DOJ JSON
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Jcamsystem {"acronym": "OJP_EXT", "id": 8, "name": "External system not available in CSAM"}
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Metadatamodified 9/2/2022 6:22:00 PM
Program Code 011:060
Publisher Hierarchy Office of Justice Programs > National Institute of Justice
Sourceidentifier https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36810
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 542198a3754ef9a610f4e46820aa02fd055e70426fb1b277845298e9f02fafc7
Source Schema Version 1.1

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