DNA and Genetics: Criminal Justice

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Everyone’s DNA is slightly different. Thirty-five years ago, when scientists invented a way to distill those differences into a DNA profile, they revolutionized forensic science. That profile—a sort of genetic fingerprint—gave investigators a new and extremely reliable tool for solving crimes.

Forensic DNA analysis has played a crucial role in the investigation and resolution of thousands of crimes since the late 1980s.

This website was developed and designed by the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) under a cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), award #2009-D1-BX-K028.

The science of DNA profiling is sound, but much of what passes as DNA profiling is not scientific. Many testing labs resist interpreting evidence samples without having knowledge of a suspect's reference DNA profile. Blind interpretation of test results is possible and would greatly increase the reliability of the statistical weights given to DNA profile matches in some cases.

How do we tell people apart by using their DNA? From murder investigations to paternity testing, DNA fingerprinting is an essential tool in the modern world. But how is it carried out?

Oxford Education. Explaining DNA: how forensic investigators use DNA fingerprinting at a crime scene to identify the culprit. Find this and more KS3 animations on Activate 3 Kerboodle: Lessons, Resources and Assessment.

MIT Blossoms. This lesson focuses on the molecular biology technique of DNA fingerprinting: what it is, how it works, and how the data from these experiments are used for paternity testing and forensics?