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This digital document is an article from Journal of Research Administration, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3686 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: A variety of concerns emerge when considering the ethical protection of human subjects and the complex issues surrounding privacy and confidentiality in DNA profiling. This paper spotlights these concerns by examining... [Read More]

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This digital document is an article from The Forensic Examiner, published by American College of Forensic Examiners on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 812 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Innocence project overturns wrongful rape conviction through DNA testing.(Falsely Accused)
Publication: The Forensic Examiner (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: American College of Forensic Examiners
Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Page: 66(1)

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important federal documents, guides, and publications about DNA evidence for criminal investigations and human remains identification, with encyclopedic coverage of every aspect of DNA testing and analysis. DNA analysis is the gold standard for identification of human remains from mass disasters. Particularly in the absence of traditional anthropological and other physical characteristics, forensic DNA typing allows for identification of any biological sample and the association of body parts, as long as sufficient DNA can be recovered from the samples. This is true even when... [Read More]

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This digital document is an article from State Legislatures, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1880 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Identifying the missing and the dead: as forensic DNA technology improves, new opportunities emerge to solve cases of missing persons and unidentified remains.Author: Sarah HammondPublication: State Legislatures (Magazine/Journal)Date: March 1, 2006Publisher: Thomson GaleVolume: 32 Issue:... [Read More]

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The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence was created in 1998 at the request of Attorney General Janet Reno. When she read about the use of DNA to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of rape and homicide, she became concerned that others might also have been wrongly convicted. The Attorney General then directed the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to identify how often DNA had exonerated wrongfully convicted defendants. After extensive study, NIJ published the report Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial, which presents case studies... [Read More]

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The need to establish who is the biological father of a child arises in many situations, some pleasant, and others less so. But whatever our reasons for undergoing such a test, we need to feel sure of what we are getting into and be certain that we are receiving the best treatment. This clear, no-nonsense book covers every aspect of the process, explaining what a DNA test is, and how accurate it is. Emotional and legal aspects of the process; marital disputes and immigration rights; and sibling, grandparent, and extended family testing are all covered as well. This book is... [Read More]

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All of the crime shows on TV nowadays have driven DNA forensics to a higher level of popularity than ever before. It used to be that the focus was on good old detective work in the cop shows. People liked to see detectives using reason and logic to prevail over criminals in a test of mental ability. Nowadays, however, people are much more fascinated by the scientific aspect of it.

We live in such a high-tech society that it exerts a powerful influence over our fantasy lives. Instead of picturing ourselves as honest, straight shooting cops, we like to imagine ourselves as high-tech crime solving wizards, able to use the latest in technology to find the needle in the haystack. I remember first wanting to work in a forensic dna testing in San Diego crime lab when I was reading some detective story that hinged on fingerprint identification.

Back then, things were much less sophisticated, but the essential technologies were still the same. I went to school for DNA forensics and then interned with the police department. My DNA forensic training did not prepare me for one thing – the tedium. Don't get me wrong – San Diego dna forensics is exciting at times, but there is also a lot of grunt work.

For every exciting fantastic lead that brings you straight to the ends of what seemed like an unsolvable murder case, there are dozens if not hundreds of repetitive mechanical things you have to do. You test and test again, hoping that one time you'll find that piece of evidence that break the case wide open. Of course it is those breakthroughs that really make the job worth doing. Forensic dna in California is not flawless and mechanical as you might believe – it is an art as much as a science.

When you finally find the crucial DNA evidence it reflects positively on you, you forensic lab, your technology, and your skills as an investigator. You might be called upon to testify in court, or you might simply make an official report that gets filed away for later use. However it ends up, it is a thrill to know that you helped to clear the innocent and convict the guilty. It is what DNA forensic scientists live for. Still, before you become involved in DNA forensics, you should really talk to someone who works in the field.
If you want a job with constant action and excitement, this isn't the one for you. Go into standard police work where you will get to work with the public out in the field. Dna forensic science of California is a much more sedate, methodical career. You spend most of your time in the lab, examining evidence. If you have an analytical mind and a lot of patience, however, it can be a great career.