Using DNA to solve crimes -- Point: prosecutors overstate the reliability of DNA evidence -- Counterpoint: DNA evidence provides a reliable basis for convictions -- Point: collecting DNA samples threatens privacy -- Counterpoint: DNA profiling has the sole purpose of solving actual crimes -- Point: DNA banks are growing too rapidly -- Counterpoint: comprehensive DNA data banks are necessary for law enforcement -- Point: the most pressing use for DNA evidence is freeing the wrongly convicted -- Counterpoint: the most pressing use for DNA evidence is solving cold cases -- The future of DNA evidence.
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