Original scientific paper
Forensic DNA databasesin Western Balkan region:retrospectives, perspectives, and initiatives
Damir Marjanović
; Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rijad Konjhodžić
; Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sara Sanela Butorac
; Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports, Zagreb, Croatia
Katja Drobnič
; Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Siniša Merkaš
; Forensic Science Center “Ivan Vučetić,” Ministry of Interior, Zagreb, Croatia
Gordan Lauc
; Genos doo, Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Primorac
; University Center for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Šimun Anđelinović
; University Center for Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Mladen Milosavljević
; Ministry of Interior Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željko Karan
; Center of Legal Medicine of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stojko Vidović
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oliver Stojković
; Institute for Legal Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Bojana Panić
; DNK Centre for Genetics, Belgrade, Serbia
Anđelka Vučetić Dragović
; National Crime-Technical Centre, Ministry of the Interior, Belgrade, Serbia
Sandra Kovačević
; Forensic Center, Police Directorate, Danilovgrad, Montenegro
Zlatko Jakovski
; Institute of forensic medicine, criminology and medical School of Medicine, University “St. Cyril and Method,” Skopje, Republic of Macedonia ethics
Chris Asplen
; Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, Washington DC, USA
Dragan Primorac
; Medical School, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
The European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI)
recommended the establishment of forensic DNA databases
and specific implementation and management
legislations for all EU/ENFSI members. Therefore, forensic
institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro,
and Macedonia launched a wide set of activities
to support these recommendations. To assess the current
state, a regional expert team completed detailed screening
and investigation of the existing forensic DNA data repositories
and associated legislation in these countries. The
scope also included relevant concurrent projects and a
wide spectrum of different activities in relation to forensics
DNA use. The state of forensic DNA analysis was also determined
in the neighboring Slovenia and Croatia, which
already have functional national DNA databases. There is a
need for a ‘regional supplement’ to the current documentation
and standards pertaining to forensic application of
DNA databases, which should include regional-specific
preliminary aims and recommendations.
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Hrčak ID:
71435
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2011.
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