Genetic justice : DNA data banks, criminal investigations, and civil liberties
by
 
Krimsky, Sheldon.

Title
Genetic justice : DNA data banks, criminal investigations, and civil liberties

Author
Krimsky, Sheldon.

ISBN
9780231145213

Personal Author
Krimsky, Sheldon.

Publication Information
New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.

Physical Description
xviii, 406 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents
Forensic DNA analysis -- The network of U.S. DNA data banks -- Community DNA dragnets -- Familial DNA searches -- Forensic DNA phenotyping -- Surreptitious biological sampling -- Exonerations : when the DNA doesn't match -- The illusory appeal of a universal DNA data bank -- The UK : paving the way in forensic DNA -- Japan's forensic DNA data bank : a call for reform -- Australia : a quest for uniformity in DNA data banking -- Germany : from eugenics to forensics -- Italy : a data bank in search of a law -- Privacy and genetic surveillance -- Racial disparities in DNA data banking -- Fallibility in DNA identification -- The efficacy of DNA data banks : a case of diminishing returns -- Toward a vision of justice : principles for responsible uses of DNA in law enforcement.

Subject Term
Criminal investigation -- Cross-cultural studies.
 
DNA data banks -- Cross-cultural studies.
 
Evidence, Criminal -- Cross-cultural studies.

Added Author
Simoncelli, Tania.


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