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Title: Global DNA Database Expansion The policy, politics, and statistics promoting rapid


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Global DNA Database ExpansionThe policy,
politics, and statistics promoting rapid
Presented by Tim Schellberg, President
Gordon Tomas Honeywell Governmental
Affairs Washington, DC (202)
258-2301 Tacoma, WA (253) 620-6500
Bangkok, Thailand 12 November, 2010
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Washington, DC Tacoma,
Washington
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DNA - The Fingerprint of the 21st
CenturyInterpol Handbook on DNA Data Exchange
Practice
  • Nearly all Countries have DNA capacity -
  • Countries performing DNA profiling Countries
    not performing DNA profiling Countries whose
    profiling status is unknown

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DNA Capacity is not enough Offender DNA
databases is the key component to realize the
crime fighting potential of a DNA program
Convicted/Arrested Offender
Forensic Evidence
Offender DNA Database
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Why larger database are necessaryOffender
database size controls the hit rates
  • Estimates
  • No offenders 0
  • Sex offenders 5
  • Sex offenders Violent offenders ____
    _______ 10
  • Sex offenders, Violent offenders and Property
    crimes _______20
  • All crimes 45
  • All arrestees 60
  • Whole Population________________________________
    _ 90-99?

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Why non-violent crimesLessons from the DNA
Program in Virginia
  • Approximately 80 of hits would have been missed
    if the Databank was limited to only violent
    offenders
  • Approximately 40 of violent crimes solved were
    perpetrated by individuals with previous property
    crime convictions
  • DNA Databanks are most effective with inclusion
    of at least all felons and applied to all forms
    of cases

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Mature Databases They solve crime
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United States
Legislative focus on changing laws from
convicted offenders to arrestees
  • Until recently the United States focused just on
    convicted offenders
  • In 2004 only 3 states collected DNA from arrested
    criminals
  • Today, 24 states collected DNA from arrested
    criminals
  • Laws allow for profile destruction if not
    convicted Compare to the United Kingdom law.
  • President Obama announces support of arrestee
    testing. New federal legislation to promote
    arrestee testing in the states

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Offender DNA databases Produces benefits beyond
solving crimes
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Marcos AntunesTrigueiro, serial murderer
Families of Mr. Trigueiros victims
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Who has implemented offender databases so far?
  • 38 countries have IMPLEMENTED offender databases
    to date
  • Estimated 25 million offender samples worldwide

Australia Austria Barbados Belarus Belgium Canada
Chile China Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland
France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Israel Japan Jor
dan Latvia Netherlands New Zealand Macedonia Norwa
y Portugal Slovenia Slovakia Singapore South
Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Arab
Emirates UK USA
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The World is Positioning for Explosive Growth of
Offender DNA Database Programs
Who could be next?
  • India
  • Brazil
  • Pakistan
  • Nigeria
  • Russia (Leg Passed)
  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
  • Turkey
  • Thailand
  • Italy (Leg passed)
  • South Africa
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Kenya
  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Malaysia (Leg Passed)


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The Final Say in DNA Databases
  • Decisions to create offender DNA databases are
    controlled by top Government officials and
    legislative entities
  • They will consider issues such as convicted vs.
    arrestee

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Summary of Key International DNA Database Policy
Issues
  • Choosing CODIS
  • Arrestee Databases
  • Familial Searching
  • Significant benefits - UK has used it 185 times
    and has solved 33 serious crimes
  • Privacy concerns causing limited use
  • International Sharing

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Countries using CODIS The map below denotes
thirty-four (34) countries across the globe that
are employing CODIS technology.
Argentina ? Australia ? Belgium ? Bosnia ?
Botswana ? Brazil ? Canada ? Cayman Islands ?
Chile ? Colombia ? Croatia ? Czech Republic ?
Denmark ? Estonia ? Finland ? France ? Greece ?
Hong Kong ? Hungary ? Korea ? Iceland ? Israel ?
Italy ? Latvia ? Lithuania ? Netherlands ? Norway
? Poland ? Portugal ? Singapore ? Slovakia ?
Spain ? Sweden ? Switzerland
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Arrestee Collection and Destruction Policy
  • Most countries are moving to arrestee testing
  • Nearly all countries will be requiring profile
    destruction if not convicted.
  • The Singapore approach to place the burden of
    destruction on the offender
  • The impact of the Marper Decision A recent
    European Uniion Court case promoting profile and
    sample destruction for arrestee testing if not
    convicted

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The Prüm Treaty A lesson in International
Forensic Cooperation
Prüm, Germany (Western Germany)Treaty signed
May, 2005

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How Prüm Works (Contd)
TESTA Network
Credit Dr. Kees van der Beek
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Building the Future Thailand DNA Database Program
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Sharing the DNA Database Legislative Experience
  • Building your policy based on global experience
  • Offender requirements
  • Privacy concepts
  • Matching and other technical standards
  • Software options
  • International Matching
  • Familial Searching
  • Expungement
  • Information is essential to overcoming the
    political and media debate
  • Policy based on sound data
  • Strong Arguments

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The World Map Project (WMP)A valuable DNA
database policy resource
  • Comprehensive, countries-specific data including
  • Legislation
  • Type of databases
  • Annual reports
  • Media
  • Technical and lab capacity information
  • Value of WMP
  • International sharing of ideas and data
  • Healthy competition
  • Momentum
  • All of the above is needed to move legislators
    forward in policy-making decisions.

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DNA.GOV
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Thank You
www.dnaresource.com tims_at_gth-gov.com
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