Forensic DNA databases in England and the Netherlands: Governance, structure and performance compared

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-322

  Toom, Victor ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA databases; due process and crime control model; forensics; governance

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CRIME; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JURISPRUDENCE; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864654150     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2012.687133     Document Type: Article

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