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Genetic justice [print and electronic resource] : DNA data banks, criminal investigations, and civil liberties / Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2011.Description: xviii, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780231145206 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231517805 (electronic)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.25/62 22
LOC classification:
  • HV8073 .K668 2011
Online resources:
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 allure behind universal data banks -- The UK : paving the way to 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 -- Efficacy : a case of diminishing returns -- Toward a vision of justice : recommendations for responsible uses of DNA in law enforcement -- Appendix: Six-country comparison of forensic DNA data banks.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV8073 .K668 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001183184

Includes bibliographical references (p. 393) and index.

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 allure behind universal data banks -- The UK : paving the way to 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 -- Efficacy : a case of diminishing returns -- Toward a vision of justice : recommendations for responsible uses of DNA in law enforcement -- Appendix: Six-country comparison of forensic DNA data banks.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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