For example, many employers use the information to make decisions about who they hire; they also do a background check for the individual. Another con is that some people believe that doctors will use eugenics. Eugenics is when the genes are manipulated and only the preferred genes are hand-picked and will be passed down to the next generation of children. In my opinion, I have a few different viewpoints about if CODIS should contain DNA from all American citizens or not. I believe yes because it could help to detect diseases
Judge Upholds Mandatory DNA Testing for Felony Suspects Maria Sedlock Keiser University Abstract DNA fingerprinting has proved very important in both solving crimes and exonerating the innocent .In California a federal judge ruled that mandatory DNA fingerprinting be collected for all individuals facing federal felony charges. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory G. Hollows upheld the DNA Fingerprint Act. The judge ruled that it was constitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union disagreed with the judge’s ruling. Many of civil libertarians had very strong opinions and think that if the United States would require all citizens to submit DNA fingerprinting it would be a violation of the 4th Amendment United States Constitution.
In the article, “A Trail of DNA and Data”, Paul Saffo brings to light some interesting information about biometrics and using DNA as a source of identification. Saffo suggests that use of DNA is difficult to safeguard, that privacy will become nonexistent, and that snoops will find ways to harass us more easily and with more specific targeting. Mr. Saffo makes a good argument that DNA is difficult to safeguard. He argues that, “if DNA becomes your identity, you are sharing your secret with the world every time you sneeze or touch something”, (13), and he makes a valid point. Our DNA is in every fiber of our being.
THE ROLE OF DNA PROFILING IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Henry Roberts Jane Taupin and Tony Raymond Victoria Police State Forensic Science Laboratory Victoria Introduction DNA profiling has attracted a good deal of public attention in the last eight years. The practical application of DNA technology to the identification of biological material has had a significant impact on forensic biology, because it enables much stronger conclusions of identity or non-identity to be made. Legislation regulating the taking of blood samples from suspects has been enacted in Victoria (Crimes (Blood Samples) Act 1989; Crimes Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991), and further amendments are proposed. Databases of DNA profiles are being compiled as an aid to criminal intelligence. Faced with powerful incriminating evidence, defendants are often persuaded to change their plea or else mount a legal challenge to the admissibility of DNA profiling.
It will also use different studies founded by scientist who believed that criminal activity could be predetermined based upon imbalances in the brain, hormones, as well as influence. In this day and age a person’s physical features would not single them out as a criminal. Instead it may even be considered unusual or strange to believe that a person could be labeled as a criminal for not looking the same as one’s peers. Centuries ago it was perceived that a person’s physical features could characterize them as a criminal. One of the many doctors to introduce the Biological Theory of Crime was Cesare Lombroso.
The main ethical issue is that many people, due to their religion or personal opinion believe that destroying human embryos is a form of murder. However many other people believe it is furthering our knowledge of science. I personally believe that scientific research is very important to our everyday lives, as it brings us new understandings and knowledge on how the world works. Although the opposite opinion of my own is very hard to justify as it is considered unnatural and wrong, I believe that the benefits for curing diseases and repairing important parts of the body, out way the negatives. Scientists have also begun looking at adult specialised cells, and figuring out how to make them unspecialised again so this ethical problem won’t be an issue anymore.
Each culture differs from the other cultures in the way it reacts with the new scientific discoveries and inventions, depending on it’s own values and beliefs. Some people think of embryo research as a solution to many medical diseases, and that’s true for the patients’ benefit. However, what about the fate of the embryos which the doctor used for research and then got rid of after? Sometimes doctors or patients’ families consider hiding the health information from the patient as an acceptable option for the patients’ own interest to avoid emotional harm. Although, what about the patients’ right to know their health conditions?
What happens during the reconstruction of the memory may significantly affect its accuracy. False eyewitness memory is the main factor leading to false convictions. The Innocence Project claims that eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful conviction in the USA, playing a role in more than 75% of convictions that were subsequently overturned through DNA testing. One explanation for the inaccuracy of EWT is that questioning by the police or other officials after a crime may alter witnesses’ perception of the events and thus affect what they subsequently recall. For example some questions may be more ‘suggestive’ than others.
People rely on DNA and science too much, which could potently corrupt our society. Andrew Niccols warns us of the dangers of genetic experimentation, it caused a larger amount of discrimination towards people who had flaws in their genes. People who don’t fit the criteria of a ‘Valid’ are tossed aside and seen as the ‘in valid.’ This was called ‘Genorism’, even though discrimination was against the law, in valids were seen as a
While criminals get more creative, the criminal justice system and the forensic science specialists have to update the techniques and tools that are used while obtaining evidence for the new crimes. Furthermore, medicine and technology are vital tools for the forensic science department to use to help explain the actions of the criminals. Using the results of the crimes it’s essential for law enforcement agents because they are given the power to help convict an individual as well as the prevention of future crimes. The origin of this type of science cannot be accurately pinpointed however, according to writer H.J. Walls’ in his article “Whiter Forensic Science’’ it started as a hobby of a few scientists who liked to become mixed up in the proceedings of the police and enjoyed the kind of problems this association brought them (Walls 32).” Another writer Cowan in his article “Decision Theory in Law, Science, and Technology” The aim of science, traditionally put, is to search out the ways in which truth may become known.