Book
Nonfiction

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign up to track
Add to list

About

"DNA typing -- the analysis of a biological sample for a person's genetic signature -- has led to the unprecedented exoneration of hundreds of wrongfully convicted people. And every day we hear stories about how police used DNA to capture a dangerous rapist or killer. Reading these accounts, it is hard not to think of DNA typing as an unmitigated good. Who can argue with a technology that helps catch bad guys and correct law enforcement mistakes? But there is a darker side to this story -- a version less likely to play out on dramatic television shows. In Inside the Cell, Erin Murphy shows…

Reviews

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

1 edition
  • Other · English · 2015
    Nation Books · 383 pages · 9781568584690
LAWSOCIAL SCIENCELaw and legislationLaw EnforcementPOLITICAL SCIENCECriminologyDNA fingerprintingForensic Science