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Author:

Krimsky, Sheldon.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xviii, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Criminal investigation--Cross-cultural studies.
DNA data banks--Cross-cultural studies.
Evidence, Criminal--Cross-cultural studies.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Civil rights.

Other Authors:

Simoncelli, Tania.

Notes:

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 United Kingdom: 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.

ISBN:

0231145209 (hc.)
9780231145206 (hc.)

LCCN:

2010007236

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)