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Ethical considerations regarding the release of offender databases and of familial searches: a medical genetics perspective (Dr. Mary T. White, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH)

Critical Concerns:

  • Risks of privacy violation through coerced sampling and profiling.
  • Risks to privacy through unregulated use of stored genetic samples.
  • Need for appropriate integration of forensic evidence in court proceedings.
  • Potential for abuse by police and law enforcement.
  • Unbalanced racial representation in the databases.

    Materials

    Presentation

    The American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics website.

    Bieber FR, Brenner CH, Lazer D. Finding criminals through DNA of their relatives. Science. 2006; 312:1315-1316.

    Greely HT, Riordan DP, Garrison NA, and Mountain J. Family Ties: The Use of DNA Offender Databases to Catch Offenders' Kin. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. 2006;34(2):248-262

    Murphy E. Paradigms of Restraint (unpublished manuscript). Faculty Colloquium, UCLA School of Law. October 27, 2006.

    Paoletti D, Doom T, Raymer M, Krane D. Assessing the implications for close relatives in the event of similar but non-matching DNA profiles. Jurimetrics. 2006; 46(2):161-175.

    Williams R and Johnson P. Inclusiveness, Effectiveness, and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. 2006;34(2):234-247.

     

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