Genetic Policing

Robin Williams is Professor Emeritus in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University.Paul Johnson is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

• 1. Introducing Forensic DNA Profiling and Databasing  2. The Technology of Social Order  3. From 'Genetic Fingerprint' to 'Genetic Profile'  4. Criminalistics and Forensic Genetics  5. Populating the NDNAD - Inclusion and Contestation  6. Using DNA Effectively  7. Governing the NDNAD  8. Current Developments and Emerging Trends  9. Conclusion

'[Makes] significant contributions to the exisiting literature on local and global practices of using genetic science in law enforcement.''[E]ach chapter considers specific issues in intricate detail, seamlessly weaving the many different sources and ideas to provide an informative and rich analysis of the use of DNA in policing.'-David Wyatt, University of Exeter in Genomics, Society and Policy, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010