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Welcome to DNA Policy - Net
DNA and the Criminal Justice System is a Harvard-based project to create a forum for the exchange of views and information among those interested in this area. Its aim is to assist these individuals and institutions in managing the challenges that the use of DNA in the criminal justice system pose. This project is co-ordinated by Prof. David Lazer through the The Program on Networked Governance (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) and is funded by the NSF Grant No. 0131923.
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News Feature :: [click to pause / resume]DNA matches aren't always a lock (Los Angeles Times, 05.04.2008)Genetic evidence is widely viewed as ironclad. In 'cold hit' cases,
however, the truth is often elusive.
By Jason Felch and Maura Dolan
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
May 4, 2008
Police found the naked body of Diana Sylvester near her Christmas tree.
The 22-year-old San Francisco nurse had been sexually assaulted and stabbed more...
News Feature :: [click to pause / resume]State DNA lab expands to keep up with new samples (West County Times, 5.5.2008)By Karl Fischer
West County Times
Article Launched: 05/05/2008 11:42:24 PM PDT
Deep within the state DNA crime lab, gloved criminalists line little white envelopes end to end across every tabletop of a spacious and tidy mailroom.
The envelopes come to this Richmond laboratory from police across California, each bearing names and thumb prints of prisoners and arrestees, along with slimy stuff from inside their mouths.
Anticipating a deluge of the slimy stuff - cheek cells containing genes - the state Department of Justice announced a $10 more...
News Feature :: [click to pause / resume]The Gene Police (Wallstreet Journal, Feb 23, 2008)In Britain, Controversial DNA-Tracing Tactics Are Helping Forensics Experts Crack Unsolved Crimes.
By GAUTAM NAIK
February 23, 2008; Page A1
Birmingham, England
In April 1993, a man in a balaclava mask escaped after sexually assaulting a 36-year-old woman in the town of Bridgwater, England. More than 13 years later, forensic detectives used an unusual approach to track the man down: A genetic trace that led first to his sister.
Known as familial searching, the U.K. technique has already helped crack 20 difficult cases and led more...
News Feature :: [click to pause / resume]
State DNA lab expands to keep up with new samples (West County Times, 5.5.2008)
By Karl Fischer
West County Times
Article Launched: 05/05/2008 11:42:24 PM PDT
Deep within the state DNA crime lab, gloved criminalists line little white envelopes end to end across every tabletop of a spacious and tidy mailroom.
The envelopes come to this Richmond laboratory from police across California, each bearing names and thumb prints of prisoners and arrestees, along with slimy stuff from inside their mouths.
Anticipating a deluge of the slimy stuff - cheek cells containing genes - the state Department of Justice announced a $10 more...
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