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Understanding the operational, strategic, and political implications of the National Genetic Database

To date, very little criminological research has been carried out using DNA databases, and their validity as a data source has largely been unexplored. The present study reviews the specific weakness and strength of DNA databases as a source of criminological research, respectively the selectivity of the source compared to police data and the ability to study unknown offenders.

Date:1 Dec 2013 →  30 Nov 2018
Keywords:unknown offenders, forensic DNA, quantitative research, data source
Disciplines:Criminology not elsewhere classified, Criminography and methods of criminological investigation