Title page for E-project-082608-175207

Project Type IQP

Submission date 2008-08-26

Authors
Nicholas Dufour, ndufour@WPI.EDU, BB
Eric Landry, elandry4@WPI.EDU, ID
Shira Rockowitz, CM
Roxanne Skowran, rskowran@WPI.EDU, BE

URN E-project-082608-175207

Division Law and Technology

Title DNA Fingerprinting

Advisor
Adams, David S., BB

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
This IQP analyzed DNA fingerprinting technology. Different procedures of DNA analysis, including RFLP and PCR, and the progression from analysis of VNTRs to STRs were discussed. The methods used for collecting, handling, storing and processing forensic evidence were enumerated. The development of legal precedent to permit the use of DNA evidence in the courtroom was reviewed with particular emphasis for landmark court cases and the evidence assessment systems set forth by presiding judges. The ethics of DNA databases with relation to informed consent for taking DNA samples, public discourse about the pitfalls of DNA fingerprinting, privacy rights in relation cold-hit techniques, the retention of DNA samples, and the use of private corporations to analyze DNA fingerprints were examined.

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IQP.pdf

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Project Type	IQP
Submission date	2008-08-26
Authors	Nicholas Dufour, ndufour@WPI.EDU, BB Eric Landry, elandry4@WPI.EDU, ID Shira Rockowitz, CM Roxanne Skowran, rskowran@WPI.EDU, BE
URN	E-project-082608-175207
Division	Law and Technology
Title	DNA Fingerprinting
Advisor	Adams, David S., BB
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This IQP analyzed DNA fingerprinting technology. Different procedures of DNA analysis, including RFLP and PCR, and the progression from analysis of VNTRs to STRs were discussed. The methods used for collecting, handling, storing and processing forensic evidence were enumerated. The development of legal precedent to permit the use of DNA evidence in the courtroom was reviewed with particular emphasis for landmark court cases and the evidence assessment systems set forth by presiding judges. The ethics of DNA databases with relation to informed consent for taking DNA samples, public discourse about the pitfalls of DNA fingerprinting, privacy rights in relation cold-hit techniques, the retention of DNA samples, and the use of private corporations to analyze DNA fingerprints were examined.
Files	IQP.pdf