Genetic Witness : Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling /

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When DNA profiling was first introduced into the American legal system in 1987, it was heralded as a technology that would revolutionize law enforcement. As an investigative tool, it has lived up to much of this hype-it is regularly used to track down unknown criminals, put murderers and rapists beh...

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Autor principal: Aronson, Jay D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2007]
Temas:
DNA fingerprinting > History > Great Britain.
DNA fingerprinting > History > United States.
DNA fingerprinting > Great Britain > History.
DNA fingerprinting > United States > History.
Forensic genetics > History > Great Britain.
Forensic genetics > History > United States.
Forensic genetics > Great Britain > History.
Forensic genetics > United States > History.
SCIENCE / General.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Science for Hire
  • 3 DNA on Trial
  • 4 Challenging DNA
  • 5 Public Science
  • 6 The DNA Wars
  • 7 The Debate in Washington
  • 8 The DNA Wars Are Over
  • 9 The Legacy of History
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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