Balancing access and integrity: A policy analysis on private laboratory direct access to CODIS
1Mission Strategies analyzes the Forensic Criminal Justice Alliance initiative in the article below, addressing a pressing challenge on restricted access to CODIS, which may contribute to forensic backlogs and delayed investigations. This summary presents a policy compromise that could empower accredited private laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles, while maintaining public sector control over legal checks, confirmation, and expungements.