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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025586302 | 363.25 K92G 2012 | 1 |