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UNINA9910462321903321 |
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Titolo |
DNA and the criminal justice system [[electronic resource] ] : the technology of justice / / edited by David Lazer |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-25379-4 |
9786613814449 |
0-262-31060-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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DNA fingerprinting - United States |
Forensic genetics - United States |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Preface. DNA: Diviner of Guilt or Threat to Liberty?; Notes; Acknowledgments; I. Laying the Groundwork; Chapter 1. Introduction: DNA and the Criminal Justice System; Trusting Justice; DNA Databases: The Architecture of Security and Trust; Trusting Science; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2. Furthering the Conversation about Science and Society; Notes; Chapter 3. Science and Technology of Forensic DNA Profiling: Current Use and Future Directions; DNA-Based Human Identity Testing and Its Forensic Applications; Current Methods for Forensic DNA Analysis |
Which Methods to Use?Statistical Interpretation of DNA Profiling Results and Phenotype Prediction; Caveats in the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Testing Results; Compiling and Searching of Tissue Banks and DNA Databases for Medical ,Research, and Forensic Uses; Creation and Searching of Forensic DNA Databases; Conclusion: DNA, the Silent Eyewitness; Notes; Chapter 4. Fingerprint Identification and the Criminal Justice System: Historical Lessons for the DNA Debate; A Brief History of Criminal Identification; Lesson of the Past No. 1: Eugenics |
Lesson of the Past No. 2: Ensuring the Reliability of Forensic |
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