Social and Ethical Issues in the Use of Familial Searching in Forensic Investigations: Insights from Family and Kinship Studies

This article explores the socio‐ethical concerns raised by the familial searching of forensic databases in criminal investigations, from the perspective of family and kinship studies. It discusses the broader implications of this expanded understanding for wider debates about identity, privacy and g...

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Published in:The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2006-06, Vol.34 (2), p.263-276
Main Author: Haimes, Erica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminal investigation
Criminal investigations
Databases, Nucleic Acid - ethics
Databases, Nucleic Acid - legislation & jurisprudence
Debates
DNA Fingerprinting - ethics
DNA Fingerprinting - legislation & jurisprudence
DNA fingerprints
DNA identification
DNA testing
Ethical aspects
Ethics
Evaluation
Family
Forensic genetics
Genetic aspects
Government regulation
Health services
Health technology assessment
Humans
Kinship
Law Enforcement - methods
Laws, regulations and rules
Public Policy
Surveillance of citizens
United Kingdom
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Summary:This article explores the socio‐ethical concerns raised by the familial searching of forensic databases in criminal investigations, from the perspective of family and kinship studies. It discusses the broader implications of this expanded understanding for wider debates about identity, privacy and genetic databases.
ISSN:1073-1105
1748-720X
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00032.x