Skip to main content
Iowa SAKI
Iowa Sexual Assault
Kit Initiative
Iowa Department of Justice
Menu
Main Content

The SAKI Process

  1. 1

    Inventory

    Each department inventoried the kits that they had on hand.

  2. 2

    Review Reports

    Request, read, and analyze each report to determine if case fits current strategy.

  3. 3

    Kit Delivery

    Kits are brought in for packaging and shipment to the independent lab.

  4. 4

    Bode Cellmark

    Forensic testing attempting to obtain a DNA profile.

  5. 5

    Marshall University

    Technical review of the results from Bode Cellmark.

  6. 6

    Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI)

    Results are received and eligible profiles are entered into CODIS, the FBI's Combined DNA Index System.

  7. 7

    Originating Agency

    CODIS hits are sent to the orginating agency for follow-up investigations.

Quick Exit
© 2022 State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General. All rights reserved.