1. DNA Databases - Help and Hindrance
... include exactly who should have access to these databases, unjust targeting of criminal relatives to obtain information, and innocent names on the same list as convicted criminals. In the United Kingdom the police would take DNA samples of all individuals no matter the offense above the age of 10 and store it indefinitely until the European Court of Human Rights ruled ... against this practice in the S and Marper vs UK case1. The United Kingdom has deleted over a million DNA profiles and destroyed 6 million DNA samples because of this ruling. This would seem like a victory for advocates...
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