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

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

本数据集属于NACJD的快速发布通道，并以数据提供者原始提交的状态进行分发。NACJD对这些文件进行了压缩以便发布，但除去了直接标识符之外，并未进行任何检查或处理。用户应参考随附的readme文件，以获取该数据集中可用文件的简要描述，并在需要更多信息时咨询调查者。本研究旨在衡量家族DNA搜索（FDS）在协助刑事调查中的应用情况，采用了多阶段、混合方法的研究方法，以收集关于美国FDS政策和实践的数据。该研究包括来自CODIS实验室国家调查的数据，这些数据是在两次专家圆桌会议、实践文献和政策扫描、成本建模以及各州案例研究的基础上汇编而成。研究包含一个SPSS数据文件：FDS_National_Survey_of_CODIS_Labs_Data.sav。