A program for investigating property crime incidents through the collection of DNA-based biological evidence. This evidence must be carefully collected, stored, and sent to a crime laboratory for analysis and inclusion in the investigation process.
The stages of DNA processing include:
1) Preliminary testing carried out through the initial examination and preparation of the sample and detection of human blood presence;
2) Generation of a DNA profile, following the extraction of genetic material from the sample;
3) Registration of the DNA profile in the computerized system, CODIS;
4) Case verification, where the sample is confirmed using different databases;
5) Search, in which the police department uses the evidence to locate, arrest, interview, and register a suspect;
6) Post-arrest procedures to confirm a suspect.