A study of Spanish attitudes regarding the custody and use of forensic DNA databases

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-149

  Gamero, Joaquín Jose ^a   Romero, José Luis ^a   Peralta, Juan Luis ^a   Real, Francisco Corte ^b   Guillén, Margarita ^c   Anjos, Maria Joao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Criminal DNA databases; Forensic Genetics; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CUSTODY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN PRESERVATION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPAIN; THEORY;

ATTITUDE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; SPAIN;

EID: 38649105181     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.10.201     Document Type: Article

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