Bulletin Reports

DNA Evidence

What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence provides interactive training that covers in-depth information about the identification, preservation, and collection of DNA evidence at a crime scene. Information addressed in this interactive training program is delivered in two modules: the beginning-level module, which focuses on issues that arise for the first-responding law enforcement officer, and the advanced-level module, which delivers more in-depth information for the investigating officer or evidence technician. Recommended practices covered in this tutorial module may not apply to all situations or crime scenes, and officers should emply all local department or agency procedures or applicable laws that govern the use, collection, and processing of DNA evidence. The module is a product of the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, developed by the Commission’s Crime Scene Investigation Working Group. To order copies of the beginningor advanced-level module, please call the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at 800-851-3420 or access its Web site at http://www.ncjrs.org.

Kidnapping of Juveniles

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) presents Kidnapping of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS by David Finkelhor and Richard Ormrod. This bulletin describes kidnapping of youths ages 17 and younger based on 1997 statistics reported by law enforcement agencies participating in the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. Part of the Crimes Against Children Series, this OJJDP bulletin analyzes data on 1,214 juvenile kidnappings from jurisdictions in 12 states. Figures and tables illustrate findings on location, time of day, and injuries and deaths related to juvenile kidnapping. For copies of the report (NCJ181161), contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at 800-851-3420 or electronically obtain it at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs.