Samples obtained using the FBI Federal Convicted Offender Collection Kit are entered into which system?

Samples obtained using the FBI Federal Convicted Offender Collection Kit are entered into which system?

• A. AFIS
• B. IBIS
• C. CODIS
• D. NIBIN

Answer: (C)

DNA samples from federal convicted offenders are entered into CODIS, the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System. CODIS stores offender DNA profiles and forensic DNA evidence across local, state, and national databases, enabling matches that link crime scenes to known offenders. The other systems handle fingerprints or ballistic imaging (AFIS for fingerprints, IBIS and NIBIN for firearms-related evidence) and do not house DNA profiles, so CODIS is the correct repository for these samples.

DNA samples from federal convicted offenders are entered into CODIS, the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System. CODIS stores offender DNA profiles and forensic DNA evidence across local, state, and national databases, enabling matches that link crime scenes to known offenders. The other systems handle fingerprints or ballistic imaging (AFIS for fingerprints, IBIS and NIBIN for firearms-related evidence) and do not house DNA profiles, so CODIS is the correct repository for these samples.