Massively parallel sequencing and the emergence of forensic genomics: Defining the policy and legal issues for law enforcement

Scudder, N; McNevin, D; Kelty, SF; Walsh, SJ; Robertson, J

Massively parallel sequencing and the emergence of forensic genomics: Defining the policy and legal issues for law enforcement

Scudder, N

McNevin, D

Kelty, SF Walsh, SJ Robertson, J

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Citation:: Science and Justice, 2018, 58 (2), pp. 153 - 158
Issue Date:: 2018-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Scudder, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-9092	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McNevin, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-3367	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kelty, SF	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Robertson, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-10-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science and Justice, 2018, 58 (2), pp. 153 - 158	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1355-0306	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129010
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Use of DNA in forensic science will be significantly influenced by new technology in coming years. Massively parallel sequencing and forensic genomics will hasten the broadening of forensic DNA analysis beyond short tandem repeats for identity towards a wider array of genetic markers, in applications as diverse as predictive phenotyping, ancestry assignment, and full mitochondrial genome analysis. With these new applications come a range of legal and policy implications, as forensic science touches on areas as diverse as ‘big data’ privacy and protected health information. Although these applications have the potential to make a more immediate and decisive forensic intelligence contribution to criminal investigations, they raise policy issues that will require detailed consideration if this potential is to be realised. The purpose of this paper is to identify the scope of the issues that will confront forensic and user communities.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science and Justice	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scijus.2017.10.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	DNA Fingerprinting	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Genomics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Privacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Policy Making	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Forensic Genetics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing	en_US
dc.title	Massively parallel sequencing and the emergence of forensic genomics: Defining the policy and legal issues for law enforcement	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	58	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	58	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Use of DNA in forensic science will be significantly influenced by new technology in coming years. Massively parallel sequencing and forensic genomics will hasten the broadening of forensic DNA analysis beyond short tandem repeats for identity towards a wider array of genetic markers, in applications as diverse as predictive phenotyping, ancestry assignment, and full mitochondrial genome analysis. With these new applications come a range of legal and policy implications, as forensic science touches on areas as diverse as ‘big data’ privacy and protected health information. Although these applications have the potential to make a more immediate and decisive forensic intelligence contribution to criminal investigations, they raise policy issues that will require detailed consideration if this potential is to be realised. The purpose of this paper is to identify the scope of the issues that will confront forensic and user communities.

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