Title: Global DNA Database Expansion The policy, politics, and statistics promoting rapid
1Global 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
2Washington, DC Tacoma,
Washington
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4DNA - 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
5 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
6Why 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?
7Why 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
8Mature Databases They solve crime
9United 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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10Offender DNA databases Produces benefits beyond
solving crimes
11Marcos AntunesTrigueiro, serial murderer
Families of Mr. Trigueiros victims
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13Who 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
14The 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)
15The 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
16Summary 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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17Countries 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
18Arrestee 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
19The Prüm Treaty A lesson in International
Forensic Cooperation
Prüm, Germany (Western Germany)Treaty signed
May, 2005
20How Prüm Works (Contd)
TESTA Network
Credit Dr. Kees van der Beek
21Building the Future Thailand DNA Database Program
22Sharing 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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23The 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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25DNA.GOV
26Thank You
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