{"product_id":"genetic-witness-science-law-and-controversy-in-the-making-of-dna-profiling-paperback-softback-9780813541884","title":"Genetic Witness; Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813541884","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGenetic Witness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScience, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJay D. Aronson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813541884\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 October 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 8\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Thorough and detailed, Aronson's work will be the definitive treatment of the recent history of DNA typing.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Simon Cole (author of Suspect Identities:A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identific) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Thorough and detailed, Aronson's work will be the definitive treatment of the recent history of DNA typing.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Simon Cole (author of Suspect Identities:A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identific)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhen DNA profiling was first introduced into the American legal system in 1987, it was heralded as a technology that would revolutionize law enforcement. As an investigative tool, it has lived up to much of this hype-it is regularly used to track down unknown criminals, put murderers and rapists behind bars, and exonerate the innocent.  \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003eYet, this promise took ten turbulent years to be fulfilled.  In Genetic Witness, Jay D. Aronson uncovers the dramatic early history of DNA profiling that has been obscured by the technique’s recent success.  He demonstrates that robust quality control and quality assurance measures were initially nonexistent, interpretation of test results was based more on assumption than empirical evidence, and the technique was susceptible to error at every stage. Most of these issues came to light only through defense challenges to what prosecutors claimed to be an infallible technology.  Although this process was fraught with controversy, inefficiency, and personal antagonism, the quality of DNA evidence improved dramatically as a result. Aronson argues, however, that the dream of a perfect identification technology remains unrealized.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eScience for hire\u003cbr\u003e DNA on trial\u003cbr\u003e Challenging DNA\u003cbr\u003e Public science\u003cbr\u003e The DNA wars\u003cbr\u003e The debate in Washington\u003cbr\u003e The DNA wars are over\u003cbr\u003e The legacy of history\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559285780760,"sku":"9780813541884","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/genetic-witness-science-law-and-controversy-in-the-making-of-dna-profiling-paperback-softback-9780813541884","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}