Genetic Policing: The Uses of DNA in Police Investigations

by Robin Williams, Paul Johnson

Overview

This book is about the increasing significance of DNA profiling for crime investigation in modern society. It focuses on developments in the UK as the world-leader in the development and application of forensic DNA technology and in the construction of DNA databases as an essential element in the successful use of DNA for forensic purposes.

The book uses data collected during the course of Wellcome Trust funded research into police uses of the UK National DNA Database (NDNAD) to describe the relationship between scientific knowledge and police investigations. It is illustrated throughout by reference to some of the major UK criminal cases in which DNA evidence has been presented and contested.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134005741
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Robin Williams is Professor Emeritus in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University.

Paul Johnson is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Forensic DNA Profiling and Databasing  2. The Technology of Social Order  3. From 'Genetic Fingerprint' to 'Genetic Profile'  4. Criminalistics and Forensic Genetics  5. Populating the NDNAD - Inclusion and Contestation  6. Using DNA Effectively  7. Governing the NDNAD  8. Current Developments and Emerging Trends  9. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

'[Makes] significant contributions to the exisiting literature on local and global practices of using genetic science in law enforcement.'

'[E]ach chapter considers specific issues in intricate detail, seamlessly weaving the many different sources and ideas to provide an informative and rich analysis of the use of DNA in policing.'
-David Wyatt, University of Exeter in Genomics, Society and Policy, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010

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