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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid.

OBS

The National DNA Data Bank(NDDB) is comprised of two databases : the Crime Scene Index(CSI), which contains DNA profiles obtained from biological material collected from a designated offence crime scene; and the Convicted Offender Index(COI), which contains DNA profiles obtained from samples collected under legislative guidelines, from offenders convicted of specific designated offences.

Key term(s)
  • National Deoxyribonucleic Acid Data Bank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

La Banque nationale de données génétiques (BNDG) est constituée de deux bases de données : le Fichier de criminalistique, qui contient les profils d'identification génétique obtenus à partir de matières biologiques recueillies sur le lieu d'une infraction désignée; le Fichier des condamnés, qui contient des profils d'identification génétique établis, conformément à la loi, par le prélèvement d'échantillons sur les contrevenants reconnus coupables de certaines infractions désignées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
DEF

A separate electronic index composed of DNA profiles obtained from unsolved crime scenes of the same designated offences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
CONT

Le fichier de criminalistique est un fichier électronique distinct contenant des profils d'identification génétique obtenus sur les lieux de crimes non résolus sur des infractions désignées au sens de la Loi.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

... the seven classes of offenses reported annually by the FBI in its Uniform Crime Reports. They include: willful homicide, forcible rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, larceny over a specified amount, and motor vehicle theft.

CONT

The majority of index offenses were sexual

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
OBS

Les sept catégories d'infractions répertoriées par le FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) dans ses rapports annuels.

Spanish

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