Genetic Justice : : DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties / / Tania Simoncelli, Sheldon Krimsky.
National DNA databanks were initially established to catalogue the identities of violent criminals and sex offenders. However, since the mid-1990s, forensic DNA databanks have in some cases expanded to include people merely arrested, regardless of whether they've been charged or convicted of a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 p.) :; 15 illus., 10 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. DNA in Law Enforcement: History, Applications, and Expansion
- Part II. Comparative Systems: Forensic DNA in Five Nations
- Part III. Critical Perspectives: Balancing Personal Liberty, Social Equity, and Security
- Appendix: A Comparison of DNA Databases in Six Nations
- Notes
- Selected Readings
- Index