Worlds of welfare, worlds of consent? [[electronic resource] ] : public opinion on the welfare state / / by John Gelissen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783486803321
• Autore: Gelissen John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2002
• ISBN: 1-280-46657-X; 9786610466573; 1-4175-2459-6; 90-474-0133-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: International comparative social studies ; ; v. 4
• Disciplina: 361.6/5
• Soggetti: Welfare state - Public opinion; Social policy - Public opinion; Public welfare - Public opinion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and Research Questions; 2 Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism or More? In Search of Ideal Types and Real Forms; 3 Popular Support for Institutionalized Solidarity: A Comparison between European Welfare States; 4 Welfare States, Solidarity and Justice Principles: Does the Type really matter?; 5 Public Health Care in the Balance: Exploring Popular Support for Health Care Systems in the European Union; 6 Old-Age Pensions: Individual or Collective Responsibility? An Investigation of Public Opinion within European Welfare States; 7 Summary and Discussion; BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX OF SUBJECTS
• Sommario/riassunto: Are the forces of habit and democratic decision-making so strong that outcomes are judged as legitimate whatever they are? This study examines whether the public's consent to welfare state solidarity and its choices of justice principles are related to the specifics of welfare state regimes.

DNA and the criminal justice system : the technology of justice / / edited by David Lazer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785559403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2004
• ISBN: 1-282-25379-4; 9786613814449; 0-262-31060-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Collana: Basic bioethics
• Altri autori (Persone): LazerDavid
• Disciplina: 345.73/067
• Soggetti: DNA fingerprinting - United States; Forensic genetics - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 EvidenceLesson of the Past No. 3: Breadth of Databases; Conclusion; ; Notes; Chapter 5. The Relative Priority that Should Be Assigned toTrial Stage DNA Issues; The Impact of DNA Technology on the Pretrial and Posttrial Stages of the Litigation Process; The Impact of DNA Technology on the Trial Stage of the Litigation Process; The Importance of Proper Scientific Test Procedure; The Necessity of Understanding the Real Significance of Any Probability Cited to the Trier of Fact; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6. Lessons from DNA: Restriking the Balance between Finality and JusticeThe Case for Finality; The Impact of DNA Testing on Arguments for Finality; Restriking the Balance between Finality and Justice; When Should DNA Testing Be Available?; Lessons for the Future; Notes; II. Balancing Privacy and Security; Chapter 7. Genetic Privacy; Privacy; Genetic Privacy; Ownership of DNA; DNA Research and Privacy; Policy Recommendations; Notes; Chapter 8. Ethical and Policy Guidance; The Research Value of Human Biological Materials; Is Genetic Information Different from Other Medical Information?; Increasing Discussion about the Appropriate Research Use of Human Biological MaterialsPotential for Discrimination and Stigmatization; Concerns About Privacy of Medical Records; Summary; Notes; Chapter 9. Privacy and Forensic DNA Data Banks; DNA Is Different; Function Creep; Current State Laws Provide Little Privacy Protection; Government Disclosure of Nonprofile Information Raises Constitutional Concerns; Eugenics and Discrimination; Genetics and Crime; Postconviction Testing: The Current Reality; The Future; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 10. DNA Tests and Databases in Criminal Justice: Individual Rights and the Common Good
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation