DNA and the Criminal Justice System: The Technology of Justice

by David Lazer

Book Overview

Is DNA technology the ultimate diviner of guilt or the ultimate threat to civil liberties? Over the past decade, DNA has been used to exonerate hundreds and to convict thousands. Its expanded use over the coming decade promises to recalibrate significantly the balance between collective security and individual freedom. For example, it is possible that law enforcement DNA databases will expand to include millions of individuals not convicted of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026262186X
• ISBN13: 9780262621861
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher