Genetic justice
Subtitle: DNA data banks, criminal investigations, and civil liberties
By: Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli
Contributors: Simoncelli, Tania
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780231145206; 9780231517805
Subjects: Cross-cultural studies; Criminal Evidence; DNA data banks; Criminal investigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393) and index.
Table of contents: title: Forensic DNA analysis; title: The network of U.S. DNA data banks; title: Community DNA dragnets; title: Familial DNA searches; title: Forensic DNA phenotyping; title: Surreptitious biological sampling; title: Exonerations : when the DNA doesn't match; title: The allure behind universal data banks; title: The UK : paving the way to forensic DNA; title: Japan's forensic DNA data bank : a call for reform; title: Australia : a quest for uniformity in DNA data banking; title: Germany : from eugenics to forensics; title: Italy : a data bank in search of a law; title: Privacy and genetic surveillance; title: Racial disparities in DNA data banking; title: Fallibility in DNA identification; title: Efficacy : a case of diminishing returns; title: Toward a vision of justice : recommendations for responsible uses of DNA in law enforcement; title: Appendix: Six-country comparison of forensic DNA data banks.