tailieunhanh - AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS GOVERNING COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S CRIME LABORATORY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

Since not all organisations can afford to form a complete, internal IS audit team, a co-operation with other organisations may make sense. One possible solution to cover all required topics could be to sign co-operation agreements with other organisations to exchange security experts. Department IS audit team: Another alternative for federal agencies is to place the IS audit teams or competency centres in one department. The IS audit team could be established centrally in the top federal agency level. The government agencies would then have the ability to access competent IS audit teams with knowledge specific to their area. Information on whether. | AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS GOVERNING COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA DISTRICT ATTORNEY S CRIME LABORATORY SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA . Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Audit Division Audit Report GR-90-12-004 September 2012 AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS GOVERNING COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA DISTRICT ATTORNEY S CRIME LABORATORY SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General OIG Audit Division has completed an audit of compliance with standards governing Combined DNA Index System CODIS activities at the County of Santa Clara District Attorney s Crime Laboratory Laboratory in San Jose California. Background The Federal Bureau of Investigation s FBI CODIS program combines forensic science and computer technology to provide an investigative tool to federal state and local crime laboratories in the United States as well as those from select international law enforcement agencies. The CODIS program allows these crime laboratories to compare and match DNA profiles electronically to assist law enforcement in solving crimes and identifying missing or unidentified The FBI s CODIS Unit manages CODIS as well as develops supports and provides the program to crime laboratories to foster the exchange and comparison of forensic DNA evidence. The FBI implemented CODIS as a distributed database with hierarchical levels that enables federal state and local crime laboratories to compare DNA profiles electronically. The hierarchy consists of three distinct levels that flow upward from the local level to the state level and then if allowable the national level. The National DNA Index System NDIS the highest level in the hierarchy contains DNA profiles uploaded by law enforcement agencies across the United States and is managed by the FBI. NDIS enables the laboratories participating in the CODIS program to electronically compare .