DNA databases / Lauri R. Harding, book editor - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2007 - 100 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Civil liberties .

What are the benefits and burdens of DNA databases? / As DNA databases grow, the potential for abuse and error increases / Expanding the categories in DNA databases will solve more crimes / Expanding DNA databases beyond convictees is unjust / Physical profiles in DNA databases narrow the scope of potential suspects / Using DNA databases for targeted profiling is ineffective / DNA databases can help assess damages in personal injury litigation / Genetic DNA databases that identify donors create high risks of abuse / DNA databases allow unmonitored governmental intrusion on private information / Government databases have more information than needed to solve crimes / The government has taken steps to secure privacy of its DNA databases / Christine Rosen -- Tania Simoncelli and Helen Wallace -- Steve Chapman -- national association of criminal defense lawyers (NACDL) -- Lindsy A. Elkins -- Samuel Walker -- Jordan K. Garrison -- Patricia A. Roche and George J. Annas -- Gary T. Marx -- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) -- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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