Dna profiling and criminal justice: A contribution to a changing debate

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-43

  Roux, Claude ^a   Walsh, Simon J ^a   Ribaux, Olivier ^b   Buckleton, John S ^c   Ross, Alastair ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d National Institute of Forensic Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Dna databases; Dna profiling; Forensic science; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AUSTRALIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 3142769871     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450610409410592     Document Type: Article

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