Genetic Justice - Dna Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties

Zusammenfassung Two leading authors on medical ethics! science policy! and civil liberties take a hard look at how the United States has balanced the use of DNA technology! particularly the use of DNA databanks in criminal justice! with the privacy rights of its citizenry. The authors explore many controversial topics! including the legal precedent for taking DNA from juveniles! the search for possible family members of suspects in DNA databases! the launch of "DNA dragnets" among local populations! and the warrantless acquisition by police of so-called abandoned DNA in the search for suspects. Most intriguing! they explode the myth that DNA profiling is infallible! which has profound implications for criminal justice.

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• Authors: Sheldon Krimsky, Sheldon Simoncelli Krimsky, Krimsky Sheldon, Tania Simoncelli, Simoncelli Tania
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.11.2010
• EAN: 9780231145206
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14520-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: Columbia University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Ethics, Forensic Science, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, criminology; law; genetics