DNA evidence
By: Alan Marzilli.
Series: Point/counterpoint; Point-counterpoint (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting -- United States.; Evidence, Expert -- United States.; Forensic genetics -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-114) and index.
Table of contents: title: Using DNA to solve crimes; title: Point : prosecutors overstate the reliability of DNA evidence; title: Counterpoint : DNA evidence provides a reliable basis for convictions; title: Point : collecting DNA samples threatens privacy; title: Counterpoint : DNA profiling has the sole purpose of solving actual crimes; title: Point : DNA banks are growing too rapidly; title: Counterpoint : comprehensive DNA data banks are necessary for law enforcement; title: Point : the most pressing use for DNA evidence is freeing the wrongly convicted; title: Counterpoint : the most pressing use for DNA evidence is solving cold cases; title: The future of DNA evidence.