Next generation sequencing (NGS) or massively parallel sequencing (MPS) is a high‐
throughput technology that can be used to analyze DNA and RNA molecules with greater …

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens'
Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, provides an overview …

Genetic data contains a multitude of highly personal information and is therefore deemed an
especially sensitive data category by data protection laws. But technological advances and …

La noción jurídica de animal debe partir de una aproximación biológica, que permita
abarcar con claridad y sencillez la complejidad que el término animal encierra. Otras …

Public discussions about forensic evidence and the criminal justice system have been
largely centred on what Murphy called the “second generation of forensic science”. The …

The Police are the first element of a chain of custody culminating in the court. The
documents they produce mediate the understandings between the crime scene and the …

The introduction of biological evidence in judicial settings raises particular modes of
entanglement between professional cultures and perceptions of the probative value of …

Liberalism and communitarianism have figured prominently in discussions of how to govern
forensic DNA practices (forensic DNA typing and databasing). Despite the prominence of …

Understanding key trends within the penal field has become a core preoccupation of
criminologists in recent decades. However, critical analyses of the emplotment of narratives …

In the discourse of politicians and security force officials around the world, technology is
frequently advanced as a powerful and innovative tool in the prevention, dissuasion and …