The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is computer software operated and maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, which allows agencies responsible for law enforcement to search and exchange DNA. information. It was originally created in 1990 as a pilot software project that would allow 14 state and local laboratories to communicate and share biological evidence data to facilitate the closure of criminal cases. Following the DNA Identification Act of 1994, the FBI created the National DNA Index System (NDIS) which currently serves over 25 countries through their own banking initiatives DNA data (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2010). The NDIS, powered by numerous State DNA Index Systems (SDIS) and Local DNA Index Systems (LDIS), provides a mechanism for cross-checking previously disparate legal and justice entities for serial criminal offenders (USA.gov, 2010). The National DNA Index (NDIS) contains over 8,483,906 offender profiles and 324,318 forensic profiles as of June 2010 (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2010). Froomkin, a senior correspondent in Washington, suggested that the FBI “redirect its resources from forensics to database populating” (Froomkin, 2010). This dramatic change reduces some of the benefits of the CODIS app for the criminal justice system, as DNA sample backlogs grow and statutes of limitations draw ever closer for unsolved crimes.Benefits /disadvantages of using CODIS in the criminal justice systemAccording to FBI NDIS statistics, CODIS generated more than 120,300 results contributing to more than 117,800 investigations as of June 2010 (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2010). All states collect DNA from convicted felons, but many have passed mid-paper bills....../billtext.xpd?bill=h111-4614Kravets, D. (2010). Wired. Excerpted from Obama supports DNA sampling upon arrest: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/obama-supports-dna-sampling-upon-arrest/Office of the Inspector General. (2010). Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory's forensic DNA case backlog. US Department of Justice. Sepich, J. (nd). State DNA law. Retrieved from Katies Law: http://www.katieslaw.org/states.htmlU.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science. (2009). Forensic DNA analysis. Retrieved from Human Genome Project information: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtmlUSA.gov. (2010). Database levels. Retrieved from DNA Initiative: http://www.dna.gov/dna-databases/levels/Wikipedia. (2010). Precautionary principle. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle