Crowdsourced and crowdfunded: the future of forensic DNA?

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

Crowdsourced and crowdfunded: the future of forensic DNA?

Scudder, N

Robertson, J Kelty, SF Walsh, SJ McNevin, D

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Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019, 52, (2), pp. 1-7
Issue Date:: 2019

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dc.contributor.author	Scudder, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-9092
dc.contributor.author	Robertson, J
dc.contributor.author	Kelty, SF
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, SJ
dc.contributor.author	McNevin, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-3367
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-16T04:42:39Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-16T04:42:39Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019, 52, (2), pp. 1-7
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144053
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Forensic DNA analysis is dependent on comparing the known and the unknown. Expand the number of known profiles, and the likelihood of a successful match increases. Forensic use of DNA is moving towards comparing samples of unknown origin with publicly available genetic data, such as the records held by genetic genealogy providers. Use of forensic genetic genealogy has yielded a number of recent high-profile successes but has raised ethical and privacy concerns. Navigating family trees is complex, even more so when combined with a comparison of genetic relationships. This intelligence-gathering process has led to occasional false leads, and its use also risks a public backlash, similar to concerns over Cambridge Analytica. A cautious approach to use of this technique is therefore warranted.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00450618.2018.1486456
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dc.rights	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019, 52, (2), pp. 1-7, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2018.1486456.	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine
dc.title	Crowdsourced and crowdfunded: the future of forensic DNA?
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Forensic DNA analysis is dependent on comparing the known and the unknown. Expand the number of known profiles, and the likelihood of a successful match increases. Forensic use of DNA is moving towards comparing samples of unknown origin with publicly available genetic data, such as the records held by genetic genealogy providers. Use of forensic genetic genealogy has yielded a number of recent high-profile successes but has raised ethical and privacy concerns. Navigating family trees is complex, even more so when combined with a comparison of genetic relationships. This intelligence-gathering process has led to occasional false leads, and its use also risks a public backlash, similar to concerns over Cambridge Analytica. A cautious approach to use of this technique is therefore warranted.

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