Suspect Identities“No two fingerprints are alike,” or so it goes. For nearly a hundred years fingerprints have represented definitive proof of individual identity in our society. We trust them to tell us who committed a crime, whether a criminal record exists, and how to resolve questions of disputed identity. |
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... DNA typing , such as the anthropologist Paul Rabinow , complained that genetic identifica- tion relied too heavily on genetic markers that vary directly with race . Rabinow contrasted DNA typing unfavorably with fingerprinting be- cause ...
... DNA evidence to exonerate people who were convicted before DNA testing was widely available . The Innocence Project ... typing will certainly have a prominent place in the field of identification for years to come . The principal advantage of ...
... DNA typing as " Big Brother " and ushering in a " brave new world " -invoking the familiar cultural icons of the totalitarian state and the eugenic future . Other critics have raised the issue of race . Since DNA typing is based on al ...
Contents
Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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