Criminal DNA databases: The European situation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 232-238

  Schneider, Peter M ^a   Martin, Peter D ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Database; DNA; Legislation; Privacy rights; STR analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAW; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035876967     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00435-7     Document Type: Article

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