Combined DNA Index System

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DNA database forensic database law enforcement information system

The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National DNA Index System	6
Combined DNA Index System canonical	5
CODIS	4
CODIS software	1
FBI DNA index system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Combined DNA Index System
Context triple: [FBI Laboratory, usesDatabase, Combined DNA Index System]

A. Crime Laboratory System
The Crime Laboratory System is the forensic science division of the Massachusetts State Police that conducts scientific analysis of evidence for criminal investigations.
B. FBI Laboratory
The FBI Laboratory is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s premier forensic science facility, providing a wide range of scientific, technical, and investigative support to law enforcement agencies.
C. U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
D. FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit
The FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit is a specialized division of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation that provides criminal profiling and behavioral analysis to support investigations of violent and complex crimes.
E. DNI
DNI is the commonly used acronym for the Director of National Intelligence, the head of the U.S. intelligence community.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Combined DNA Index System
Target entity description: The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.

A. Crime Laboratory System
The Crime Laboratory System is the forensic science division of the Massachusetts State Police that conducts scientific analysis of evidence for criminal investigations.
B. FBI Laboratory
The FBI Laboratory is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s premier forensic science facility, providing a wide range of scientific, technical, and investigative support to law enforcement agencies.
C. U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
D. FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit
The FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit is a specialized division of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation that provides criminal profiling and behavioral analysis to support investigations of violent and complex crimes.
E. DNI
DNI is the commonly used acronym for the Director of National Intelligence, the head of the U.S. intelligence community.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DNA database ⓘ forensic database ⓘ law enforcement information system ⓘ
abbreviation	CODIS ⓘ linked to: Combined DNA Index System
appliesTo	arrestees ⓘ convicted offenders ⓘ forensic crime scene samples ⓘ missing persons samples ⓘ relatives of missing persons ⓘ unidentified human remains ⓘ
basedOn	DNA profiling ⓘ short tandem repeat analysis ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataType	DNA profile identifiers ⓘ short tandem repeat profiles ⓘ
developedBy	Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
enables	search of DNA profiles across jurisdictions ⓘ
field	forensic genetics ⓘ forensic science ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ
hasPart	Local DNA Index System ⓘ National DNA Index System ⓘ linked to: Combined DNA Index System State DNA Index System ⓘ
hasUser	federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ local law enforcement agencies ⓘ state law enforcement agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalFramework	DNA Identification Act of 1994 ⓘ
maintainedBy	FBI Laboratory ⓘ
operator	FBI ⓘ linked to: Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
privacyProtection	restricted access ⓘ use limited to authorized purposes ⓘ
purpose	compare DNA profiles ⓘ match DNA profiles ⓘ store DNA profiles ⓘ support criminal justice system ⓘ
regionServed	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
scale	national ⓘ
scope	interstate data sharing ⓘ
shortName	NDIS ⓘ
startTime	1990s ⓘ
technology	automated DNA profile matching ⓘ
use	criminal investigation ⓘ identification of individuals ⓘ identifying missing persons ⓘ identifying suspects ⓘ identifying unidentified human remains ⓘ linking crimes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited