Category: Challenges with DNA

• December 30, 2022

  The DNA Backlog

  What is the DNA backlog? DNA analysis is very often essential for closing cases. Unfortunately, not all DNA samples are tested on time. The National Institute of Justice defines a backlogged DNA sample as one that has not been tested for at least 30 days after it was submitted to the laboratory. The expansion of…
• October 14, 2022

  Ethical and Systematical Issues with DNA Profiling

  As DNA evidence plays a profound role in conviction and release, its issues are elucidated.  There are several privacy concerns that have arisen with DNA collection. Most users of genealogy databases, where people provide samples of genetic information to private companies for insight into their genetic history, are unaware that law enforcement may be able…