Genetic Policing

The Uses of DNA in Police Investigations
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84392-204-9
Verlag: Willan

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Robin

Johnson, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften DNA und Transgene Organismen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.