Question

when marie was attacked a few years ago, she scratched her attacker several times. the nurse at the hospital found the attackers skin under maries fingernails and gathered the skin during the sexual assault exam. now, the detective has called and said that there is a break in the case. her attacker is locked up in another state but the detective said his information was in a computer system. what system is this?
ftir
fbi
codis
afis

Explanation:

CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) is a national DNA - profiling database in the United States used in criminal investigations to match DNA profiles from crime scenes with those of suspects or convicted offenders. It can help in cases like Marie's where skin evidence from an assault is collected. FTIR is a spectroscopy technique, FBI is a law - enforcement agency, and AFIS is for fingerprint identification.

Answer:

B. CODIS