In this fact sheet, the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides a summary of the Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program.
This fact sheet published by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides basic information about the Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program. Designed to aid prosecutors, the Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program provides funding to support agencies in the resolution of violent cold case crimes. Program objectives include prosecution of cold cases involving violent crime where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence and decreasing in the number of unresolved violent cold case crimes awaiting prosecution. The fact sheet covers program funding and awards, program accomplishments, program requirements, and where to find additional information.