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DNA Identification : Applications and Issues

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Eric A. Fischer

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2001/01/12


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This report provides an overview of how the genetic information contained in DNA is used for identification, and a discussion of issues associated with those uses. It begins by discussing the unique properties of genetic information that make it a powerful tool for identification and what is involved in making identifications from DNA. Next is a description of current federal programs and activities, followed by discussion of issues raised by the development of this new technolgy. major issues include the use of DNA identification in the criminal justice system (including sample bakclogs, databases, and postconviction DNA analysis), impacts of technological improvements, and privacy. Legislative activity in the 106th Congress focused on several criminal-justice issues; for detailed discussion, see CRS Report RL30694, DNA Evidence: Legislative Initiatives in the 106th Congress. For discussion of genetic privacy and discrimination, see CRS Issue Brief IB98002, Medical Records COnfidentiality, and CRS Report RL 30006, Genetic Information : Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy.
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