People charged with a violent crime or an attempt to commit one in Maryland must submit a DNA sample to a state database before conviction. The change follows debate over whether the expansion risks ...
The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency, a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about privacy ...
In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...
"I just find this to be abhorrent," 71-year-old Dana Briggs told The New York Times. "If we don't have a right to our own ...
(The Center Square) - Since the advent of DNA testing, law enforcement agencies have been able to prosecute crimes - and exonerate the wrongly convicted - with greater certainty than ever before.
DNA can be the key factor in capturing violent criminals and closing cold cases, but Kentucky is one of the minority states that does not collect a DNA sample when booking a felony offender. House ...