Concise, accurate answers to the questions agencies ask most about Y-STR intelligence, AI cold case triage, FGG readiness, and building internal capability.
A 12-question operational self-assessment for law-enforcement agencies using forensic genetic genealogy. Identify governance and court-readiness gaps before a case forces you to defend the process. Take the assessment.
Paternal-line associations, haplogroup information, population-affiliation indicators, surname research opportunities, and database comparison opportunities — all investigative leads to develop and corroborate.
No. Y-STR testing does not definitively determine ethnicity, race, nationality, identity, surname, or geographic origin. It may provide population-affiliation indicators.
They can surface surname research opportunities along the paternal line. A suggested surname is a research direction, not an identification.
A structured, AI-assisted process for organizing case information, identifying gaps, screening DNA and FGG readiness, and prioritizing next steps. It supports human decisions.
No. AI can organize a case; experienced investigators must make the decisions. It does not determine guilt or establish probable cause.
By comparing cases on readiness, evidence status, documentation gaps, and likely next steps so resources go where they are most likely to be productive. Final prioritization is a human decision.
A readiness assessment reviews the evidence, testing history, documentation, and viability. Not every case is appropriate for FGG.
Provides continuing access to experienced FGG and investigative support — case screening, DNA strategy, vendor evaluation, genealogy review, corroboration strategy, mentoring, and continuity — without a full-time hire.
Through a guided implementation program that establishes the knowledge, procedures, tools, and operational framework to competently oversee and conduct FGG-related investigations.
Clarify roles, scopes of work, and deliverables; understand the testing pathway; confirm how leads are documented and handed off; and plan for corroboration and disclosure.
Practical, law-enforcement-focused writing on FGG and police practices is now publishing — see the latest on the Articles page.
The Field Guide to Forensic Genetic Genealogy™ introduces investigators to the principles behind genetic genealogy and explains how DNA evidence can be used to move stalled cases forward. Coming soon.