NATIONAL FORENSIC DNA DATABASES COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE GENETICS ANDREW D. THIBEDEAU, J.D. SENIOR FELLOW National DNA Databases 2011 National Forensic DNA Databases Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. - 5 - Summary Table ..................................................................................................................... - 5 - Laws on Point ...................................................................................................................... - 10 - Entry Criteria ...................................................................................................................... - 13 - Introduction & Trends ........................................................................................................... - 15 - National Status Reports Part I - Operational DNA Databases ........................................... - 19 - Australia............................................................................................................................... - 20 - Austria .................................................................................................................................. - 24 - Bahrain................................................................................................................................. - 27 - Belarus ................................................................................................................................. - 28 - Belgium ................................................................................................................................ - 29 - Botswana .............................................................................................................................. - 32 - Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................ - 33 - Canada ................................................................................................................................. - 35 - China (Hong Kong) ............................................................................................................. - 37 - Colombia .............................................................................................................................. - 42 - Croatia ................................................................................................................................. - 44 - Cyprus .................................................................................................................................. - 61 - Czech Republic .................................................................................................................... - 63 - Denmark .............................................................................................................................. - 65 - Egypt .................................................................................................................................... - 67 - Estonia .................................................................................................................................. - 68 - Finland ................................................................................................................................. - 70 - France................................................................................................................................... - 73 - FYR Macedonia .................................................................................................................. - 77 - Germany .............................................................................................................................. - 78 - Hungary ............................................................................................................................... - 82 - Iceland .................................................................................................................................. - 84 - Iran ....................................................................................................................................... - 88 - Israel ..................................................................................................................................... - 89 - Jamaica ................................................................................................................................ - 90 - Japan .................................................................................................................................... - 91 - - 2 - COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE GENETICS National Forensic DNA Databases Jordan .................................................................................................................................. - 94 - Korea (Rep. of) .................................................................................................................... - 95 - Kuwait .................................................................................................................................. - 96 - Latvia ................................................................................................................................... - 97 - Lithuania .............................................................................................................................. - 99 - Luxembourg ...................................................................................................................... - 101 - Malaysia ............................................................................................................................. - 104 - Morocco ............................................................................................................................. - 109 - Netherlands ........................................................................................................................ - 110 - New Zealand ...................................................................................................................... - 114 - Norway ............................................................................................................................... - 115 - Panama............................................................................................................................... - 119 - Poland................................................................................................................................. - 122 - Portugal .............................................................................................................................. - 126 - Romania ............................................................................................................................. - 128 - Saudi Arabia ...................................................................................................................... - 132 - Singapore ........................................................................................................................... - 133 - Slovakia .............................................................................................................................. - 139 - Slovenia .............................................................................................................................. - 141 - South Africa ....................................................................................................................... - 143 - Spain ................................................................................................................................... - 154 - Sweden ............................................................................................................................... - 156 - Switzerland ........................................................................................................................ - 158 - Tunisia ................................................................................................................................ - 160 - UK....................................................................................................................................... - 161 - Ukraine............................................................................................................................... - 169 - United Arab Emirates....................................................................................................... - 171 - United States ...................................................................................................................... - 172 - National Status Reports Part II – Planned DNA Databases ............................................. - 175 - Albania ............................................................................................................................... - 176 - Algeria ................................................................................................................................ - 178 - Bahamas ............................................................................................................................. - 179 - Barbados ............................................................................................................................ - 180 - Bosnia & Herzegovina ...................................................................................................... - 183 - -