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Author Krimsky, Sheldon.

Title Genetic justice : DNA data banks, criminal investigations, and civil liberties / Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2011]
©2011

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  363.25 KRI    Storage
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.256 K89    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Criminal investigation -- Cross-cultural studies.
DNA data banks -- Cross-cultural studies.
Evidence, Criminal -- Cross-cultural studies.
Added Author Simoncelli, Tania.
ISBN 9780231145206 cloth alkaline paper
0231145209 cloth alkaline paper
9780231517805 electronic
0231517807 electronic
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