DNA DATABASE: CRIME FIGHTING WEAPON OR THREAT TO PRIVACY

SUNDAY 10 MAY 2009
Q.1 What are the benefits of DNA database?

A.1 By using DNA database, we can identify the criminal by observing his/her genes. By using advanced technology, we can discover the identity of criminal by matching DNA from blood,hair,salvia or other bodily fluid which we got from the crime scene.

Q.2 What problems do DNA database pose?

A.2 sometimes DNA database poses mistakes & it might be affect innocent person. There may be reason to found innocent person's DNA at a crime scene. But with the diregarded by police that person might be caught up for criminal investigation

Q.3 Who should be included in the national DNA database? Should it be limited to convicted felons? Explain it.

A.3 people who are guilty or cleared of a crime and also who has not commited any crime that all are included in DNA database. Yes, it should be limited to convicted felons because only they are included in the criminal activity.DNA samples taken when people are arrested must be destroyed if the individual is not charged or convicted.

Q.4 Who should be able to use DNA database?

A.4 DNA database can be used by all 50 states, the FBI and the US army who are connected with this system.

Q.5 How does CODIS work? How is it designed?

A.5 CODIS generates investigative leads in cases where biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene. Matches made among profiles in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes together; possibly identifying serial offenders. Based upon a match, police from multiple jurisdictions can coordinate their respective investigations and share the leads they developed independently. Matches made between the Forensic and Offender Indexes provide investigators with the identity of a suspect perpetrator(s). Since names and other personally identifiable information are not stored at NDIS, qualified DNA analysts in the laboratories sharing matching profiles contact each other to confirm the candidate match.NDIS is the highest level in CODIS hierarchy, and enables the laborateries participating in the program to exchange and compare DNA profiles on the national level.

Q.6 What information does CODIS maintain?

A.6 CODIS contains the profiles of convicted offender, contains arrestees persons profile, DNA profiles collected from crime scenes, missing persons profile, contains DNA profiles developed from unidentified human remains, contains DNA profiles voluntarily contributed from relatives of missing person.

Q.7 Who is allowed to use CODIS?

A.7 A total of 175 crime labs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico ... as well as the FBI Lab and the U.S. Army Crime Lab. And, in a sign of how effective the system is, 31 labs in 18 nations worldwide also use CODIS, but they are not connected to any DNA databases here in the U.S. They simply borrow the FBI's technology to help investigations in their own countries, much as we do here.

Q.8 How does CODIS aid criminal investigation?

A.8 CODIS generates investigative leads in cases where biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene. Matches made among profiles in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes together, possibly identifying serial offenders. Based upon a match, police from multiple jurisdictions can coordinate their respective investigations and share the leads they developed independently. Matches made between the Forensic and Offender Indexes provide investigators with the identity of a suspected perpetrator(s). Since names and other personally identifiable information are not stored at NDIS, qualified DNA analysts in the laboratories sharing matching profiles contact each other to confirm the candidate match.

Saturday, April 11, 2009
Information system Help KIA solve Its Quality problems.
Q.1 why was it so difficult for to identify sources of defects in the cars it produced?
Ans. Kia Has to Creat Some System To about Report of any defects , Accident ,Or Injuries Involving its Vehical to the U.S national Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And From that kia got every information about defects of its vehical. But it is so difficult to get informaton in this way.
Q:2 What was the business impact of Kia not having an information system to track defects? What other business processes besides manufacturing and production were affected?
Ans. The business impact of Kia not having an information system to track defects are Part sales are the first indicator of a defect , Warranty claims the second ,and consumer Complains the third. and for this defect other business like parts is Increase its sales.
Q:3 How did Kia's new defect reporting system improve the way it ran its business?
Ans. Kia created a software "engine" that examine six kia systems for warranty claims, Parts sales, vehical identification number master storage file, and vehical inventories and store the essential information in a singal common data repository. And use this information Kia tracking consumer comlaints recived by Phone, E-mail, or Postal mail. And from this information Kia improve its vehical quality.
Q:4 What management, organization, and technoloty issues did Kia have to address when it adopted its new quality control system?
Ans. Once the data have been stored in a singal space Kia can use crystel analysis software to analyze them highliting events , such as spikes in warranty claims related to a particular vehical model, unusale increases in parts order, or high number of accidents. Manager are able to analyze the data by daily, weekly, or monthly reporting periods and by specific car models, model year, and components. and from that management control new quality.
Q:5 What new business processes were enabled by Kia's new quality control system?
Ans. Information from this system is helping Kia pinpoint the sources of defects and determine what percentage of its vehicles is likely to have problems. The company can then improve its production processes before the problems become more wiedespread, thus lowering costs for warranty repairs. This information also helps Kia determine themost cost - effective stategy for dealing with its quality problems.

1) what are the advantages of working in a virtual environment like the one created by Accenture? what are the disadvantages?
Ans: Ans. Advantages of working in a virtual environment is useful to business organisations as it helps them in following ways:
1) virtual environment helps develop and improve the performance of the organisations
.2) operating virtually helps them to gather and share information easily even when they are far from each other.
3) virtual environment helps make decisions quickly and reliable.
4) easy access to global conferences
.5) helps in reducing overhead expenses.
Disadvantages:
1) face to face interaction is not possible.
2) may require heavy cost of, to maintain information system.
3) if system fails then working of the organisation also fails which leads to many inconveniences.

2)Q. 2 Would you like to work in a company like Accenture?Why or why not?Explain your answer
.Ans. Working in a company like Accenture would certainly add a good experience. Doing this virtually will not only help me to save time but also provide me with knowledge in a continous basis. Working like in this company will benefit me in terms of compensation, higher salary packages and last but not the least the global exposure.

Q.3 What kinds of companies could benefit from being run virtually like Accenture? Could all companies be run virtually like Accenture?
Ans. Companies whose major part of their working depends upon outsourcing, who has workforce diversity and companies who provide their customers value based quality services with shared knowledge through internet would be benefited.No, all companies can't be run virtually like Accenture as this is not an easy thing to do. It requires a good co-odination between the employees heavy installation cost of information system etc. which might be difficult for many organization to implement with.