Since the emergence of forensic DNA profiling and the corollary creation of DNA databases,
efforts to maximise the efficiency and utility of DNA technology have intensified. Such efforts …

In this article, we consider the effectiveness of DNA analysis in criminal investigations.
Through this investigative tool, unknown victims, suspects, and serial offenders have been …

The introduction of DNA analysis to forensic science brought with it a number of choices for
analysis, not all of which were compatible. As laboratories throughout Europe were eager to …

The New Zealand DNA Databank was established following the introduction of legislation in
August 1996. Using the Second Generation Multiplex (SGM), DNA profiles from over 13,000 …

In 1994, the UK created the legal basis for a national DNA database of people who have
been convicted of all but the most trivial offences. Since its creation one year later, the …

DNA profiling and the forensic use of DNA evidence have undergone considerable
development since the Australian Institute of Criminology first examined this topic in 1990 in …

This article examines the potential for the Australian national criminal deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) database in its application to high volume property crimes, such as burglaries and …

DNA evidence is a powerful investigative tool, able to incriminate as well as exculpate. Yet,
increasingly common portrayals of DNA as being able to solve crimes almost …

This paper explores possible implications of the rapid expansion of the England and Wales
National DNA Database (NDNAD), and the current DNA sampling of offenders and the …

This book is about the increasing significance of DNA profiling for crime investigation in
modern society. It focuses on developments in the UK as the world-leader in the …