Chapter 15: The Use of Biological Evidence and DNA Databanks to Aid Criminal Investigations
| 1: What steps in forensic analysis are preferred before conducting DNA analysis? How do evidence documentation, collection, and preservation affect the DNA typing process? |
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| 2: What is polymerase chain reaction? In what ways did it revolutionize clinical and forensic testing? |
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| 3: How has the development of DNA profiling affected the ability to analyze evidence such as vaginal swabs in a sexual assault case? |
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| 4: What challenges may be brought against the collection of evidence from convicted felons for inclusion in a DNA database? Explain why some state that the issues change when samples are collected from persons arrested for certain crimes. |
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| 5: Data shows that ethnic origin may be indicated from certain DNA testing. Discuss whether you think this information should be developed for investigative purposes and stored in national databases. |
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| 6: How do DNA data banks contribute to the successful resolution of many crimes? |
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| 7: How can new developments such as Y-STR typing and mtDNA analysis assist in the investigation or prosecution of sexual assault cases? |
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