Genetic Policing: The Uses of DNA in Police Investigations

Genetic Policing: The Uses of DNA in Police Investigations
ISBN-10
1134005741
ISBN-13
9781134005741
Category
Social Science
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2013-05-13
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Robin Williams, Paul Johnson

Description

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.

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