EARNING their increased pay, Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday passed five bills in a single sitting. Attorney General Ramlogan called for support for the Miscellaneous Provisions (Admin... Read more
The DNA database promised seven years ago should be operational by the end of the year, justice officials have said. Legislation creating the database passed all stages of the Oireachtas yes... Read more
Background The Forensic Genetics Policy Initiative (www.dnapolicyinitiative.org) is a civil society-led project which aims to set human rights standards for DNA databases around the world, b... Read more
Courts may soon face the challenge of determining whether genetics can be linked to criminal behavior The “my genes made me do it” defense is not solely reserved for Law and Order SVU. At le... Read more
A bill before the Rhode Island General Assembly would give law enforcement sweeping new powers to collect DNA from people placed under arrest. The legislature should refine this measure, whi... Read more
The Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved on Tuesday of a significant expansion of the list of criminal offenses that the police will be allowed to order the suspect pro... Read more
Wisconsin has joined a handful of states in allowing familial DNA testing — a powerful but debatable procedure — to identify suspects in murders and sexual assaults. “We’re getting to the po... Read more
State police will destroy electronic data containing the profile of a former Provincetown man’s DNA that was collected during a highly publicized murder investigation, according to a s... Read more
GOVERNMENT is moving towards creating a proper deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) database with law enforcement officers first in line and mandated under law to provide tissue samples as the State... Read more
: In a bid to adopt technology-based policing, Nepal Police today launched Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test system. The government of Denmark has provided advanced a DNA testing device, 60... Read more