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Titolo: |
DNA and the criminal justice system : the technology of justice / / edited by David Lazer
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Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
Disciplina: | 345.73/067 |
Soggetto topico: | DNA fingerprinting - United States |
Forensic genetics - United States | |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States | |
Soggetto non controllato: | PHILOSOPHY/Ethics & Bioethics |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General | |
Altri autori: |
LazerDavid
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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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | DNA and the criminal justice system ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-25379-4 |
9786613814449 | |
0-262-31060-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910785559403321 |
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