Forensic Identification Services
DNA Co-ordinator
The DNA Coordinator is a Forensic Identification Officer acting
as the Toronto Police liaison with the Centre of Forensic Sciences
(the provincial crime lab) to investigate hits from DNA submissions.
Crime scene DNA samples are sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences
for analysis. The Centre develops profiles from these samples and
uploads them to the National DNA Databank (NDDB) maintained by
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The RCMP is responsible for maintaining two databases, the Crime
Scene Index (CSI) and Criminal Offender Index (COI).
Research has revealed that about 30% of DNA hits are to suspects not previously known in the investigation.
They are known as cold hits and prove the value of DNA as an important investigative resource.
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