This project investigated the impact of the new technology of DNA fingerprinting on society, especially the legal system and database ethics. Our conclusions propose an expansion of DNA databases to include individuals convicted of any felony, not just violent crimes. The benefit to society of such DNA databases to identify unknown corpses, determine paternity, place a suspect at the scene of a crime, develop leads where otherwise there were none, and link crimes to identify serial criminals outweighs any privacy issues especially for convicted felons.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Comee, Morgan K.
• Steele, Brian J.
• Walonoski, Kerri

Subject

• Security
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-082404-090313

Keyword

• DNA fingerprinting

Advisor

• Adams, David S.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-08-24

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved