New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.

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

Includes bibliographical references 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 illusory appeal of a universal DNA data bank -- The UK : 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.

Criminal investigation -- Cross-cultural studies.

DNA data banks -- Cross-cultural studies.

Evidence, Criminal -- Cross-cultural studies.

Simoncelli, Tania.

9780231145206 (cloth : alk. paper)

0231145209 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780231517805 (electronic)

0231517807 (electronic)

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