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• An individual who is required by statute to submit a sample for DNA analysis and databasing. The term “offender” includes individuals who are convicted of or arrested for a crime or juveniles adjudicated delinquent for an offense and required by state or federal law to provide a DNA sample for analysis and databasing.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Offender. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/offender.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Offender. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/offender (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Offender." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/offender.

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