Abstract

ABSTRACTThe National DNA Data Bank of Canada (NDDB) began operations on June 30, 2000 and started receiving convicted offender samples and crime scene DNA profiles. As of March 31, 2006, the NDDB has provided investigative leads in over 4,900 cases, matching DNA profiles from convicted offenders to DNA profiles from biological evidence from crime scenes. The cases assisted range from the simplest break and enter cases to some very complex high profile murder and sexual assault cases ranging in age from recent to cold cases over twenty-one years old. A history of the development of the NDDB is provided along with an update of its current activities. The NDDB has grown into a world-class forensic DNA data bank and continues to be innovative in developing new processes.

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