The DNA Profiling Bill looks to legalize the collection and analysis of DNA samples for forensic purposes and the creation of a national database in India. The Bill was developed further by... Read more
Britain’s highest court has ruled the indefinite retention of DNA profiles from convicted adults is not a breach of their right to privacy. The Supreme Court ruled in the case of Northern Ir... Read more
A parenting support group aligned to the governing People’s National Party (PNP) has made a proposal that it believes may deter men who rape and molest underage girls. The Family and Paren... Read more
Michael Usry, a young New Orleans filmmaker, has a flair for the macabre. His award-winning output includes titles like “Murderabilia,” a dark production that spotlights the trade in collect... Read more
The General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) kept a DNA database that is not permitted by law, according to a report by the Supervisory Committee on the Intelligence and Security Se... Read more
The State’s forensic science agency is in “crisis” in terms of its staffing and facilities, the head of the body has told an Oireachtas committee. Director of Forensic Science Ireland, Dr Sh... Read more
Dutch DNA database makes 25,000th criminal hit Posted on Feb 26, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt The Netherlands’ DNA database made its 25,000th match last night. It involved a match between e... Read more
More than 160 000 prisoners in South Africa will soon have their DNA samples collected and stored indefinitely in a database as part of the South African Police Service’s efforts to reduce c... Read more
Detectives in the UK are expecting thousands of men to take part in mass DNA screening in the hope of solving the murder of grandmother Valerie Graves. Men aged 17 and over began attending t... Read more
Say this for the Vermont Legislature: Sometimes it just won’t take “no” for an answer, even when it should know better. In 2009, the Legislature passed a law extending the requirement to pro... Read more