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DNA good practice manual [Documento electrónico].- 2nd ed.- [London] : ACPO, 2005.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
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GUIA DE INFORMAÇÃO, ADN, RECOLHA DA PROVA, ANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS, CIÊNCIA FORENSE, PROVA PERICIAL
1.0 Introduction. 1.1 Objectives 5 1.2 The benefits of DNA sampling 5 1.3 What is DNA? 5 1.4 Short Tandem Repeat profiling (STR). 1.5 Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA analysis. 1.6 Mitochondrial DNA 6 1.7 Similarities with fingerprints 7 1.8 How DNA can be used for police purposes. 1.9 The National DNA Database (NDNAD). 1.10 Limitations of DNA. 1.11 DNA frequency database. 1.12 Intelligence led screens. 1.13 Contamination. 1.14 Police elimination database. 1.15 DNA success. 2.0 Crime scene preservation. 2.1 Taking the initial call. 2.2 Crime scene preservation advice. 2.3 Responsibilities of the first officer attending a crime scene. 2.4 Attendance of a crime scene investigator. 2.5 Contamination. 2.6 Record of visitors to a crime scene. 3.0 Crime scene (CS) samples. 3.1 Responsibilities of crime scene investigators. 3.2 Assessment of the crime scene. 3.3 CS samples taken from individuals. 3.4 CS samples suitable for DNA analysis. 3.5 Success rates from various DNA samples. 3.6 DNA sampling variations between forces. 3.7 Recovering CS samples for DNA analysis. 3.8 Packing CS samples. 3.9 Transporting CS samples to police stations. 3.10 Health and safety. 3.11 Submission of CS samples to laboratories for DNA analysis. 3.12 Outcome of laboratory analysis of CS samples. 3.13 Samples taken in exceptional cases. 4.0 DNA samples taken from individuals. 4.1 Samples taken before and after April 2005. 4.2 Types of samples. 4.3 Samples taken from individuals who have been arrested. 4.4 Samples taken from volunteers. 4.5 Checking PNC record before taking a sample. 4.6 Updating the PNC. 4.7 Police powers to take non-intimate samples. 4.8 Police powers to take intimate samples. 4.9 Consent including minors and psychiatric or sectioned patients. 4.10 Powers to take samples retrospectively. 5.0 Taking and submitting samples from individuals. 5.1 The procedure for taking buccal (mouth) swab DNA samples. 5.2 The procedure for taking hair samples. 5.3 Submission of samples from individuals to a laboratory. 5.4 Submission of samples associated with case work. 5.5 Retention of Arrestee samples. 5.6 Retaking unsuitable or insufficient samples. 6.0 Match reports from the NDNAD. 6.1 Types of DNA profiles held on the NDNAD. 6.2 Match probability. 6.3 Chance matches. 6.4 Partial matches. 6.5 Types of matches reported by the NDNAD. 6.6 Negative searches. 6.7 Records that have been suspended or deleted from the NDNAD. 6.8 Cross force matches. 6.9 Aliases. 6.10 Matches from volunteers. 6.11 Removal of detected CS profiles from the NDNAD. 7.0 Investigation of match reports from the NDNAD. 7.1 Investigation of DNA match reports. 7.2 Charging an individual based on a NDNAD match report. 7.3 Evidential quality of DNA matches. 7.4 Improved evidential standards. 7.5 Developing forensic evidence for presentation in court. 8.0 Disclosure of a NDNAD match report when interviewing a suspect. 8.1 Planning the interview. 8.2 Premature disclosure. 8.3 Non-disclosure. 8.4 The interview. Appendices: Appendix one Other DNA techniques. Appendix two ACPO DNA Anti contamination guidelines. Appendix three Process map: Taking DNA samples from Arrestees. Appendix four Process map: Taking DNA samples from volunteers. Appendix five Process flow – guidance for police. Appendix six Process flow for the prosecution team. Glossary of terms and abbreviations.