I’m here to tell you that bigger aren’t better when it comes to forensic DNA databases. The power of DNA databases is diluted, not strengthened when marginal criminals are added. Read more
A proposal to require anyone arrested for a violent crime to submit a DNA sample to authorities is winning support in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Senate endorsed the measure Tuesd... Read more
Genetic profiling was once hailed as a magical tool to catch criminals. So why is it now in danger of being discredited? Read more
If children cannot give details of their background, blood samples will be taken and the information in a DNA database will be used to help trace their families. Read more
Forensic DNA databases are a potentially powerful law enforcement tool, but may disproportionately target poor and dark-skinned wrongdoers, biotechnologically magnifying flaws in criminal ju... Read more
“It is one thing to require a DNA sample from someone convicted of crime and quite another to require DNA from someone arrested for a crime. The latter, civil rights advocates argue, i... Read more