Publication
Feb 2006
This paper provides an overview of the UK's national DNA database and covers issues such as the retention of samples, ethical oversight of the database and the extraction of information from DNA. Further, it presents details about the usefulness of the database in crime prevention and detection and the exoneration of the innocent.
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| Series | UK Parliament POST Publications |
| Issue | 258 |
| Publisher | UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) |
| Copyright | © 2006 Parliamentary Copyright |