American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
DNA Fingerprinting and Civil Liberties Project
The DNA Fingerprinting and Civil Liberties Project at the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics aims to explore more fully the various positions on new and controversial issues surrounding DNA profiling and to educate policymakers so that they better understand privacy and civil liberty issues involved in the application of DNA technology to the criminal justice system. To these ends, a series of small workshops involving ethicists, lawyers, political and social scientists, forensic experts, defense lawyers and prosecutors, and representatives of prisoners and parolees, including members of the major ethnic groups represented in forensic DNA banks, will examine the issues. Discussions will be grounded on data in national and international statutes, regulations and laboratory procedures, collected for this project.
The mission of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the nexus of law, medicine, and ethics.
This project funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the NIH
Grant No.: 1RO1 HG2836-01
