This IQP was designed to study the effects of DNA technology and examine its impact on society. The proper collection and storage methods for DNA evidence and the primary techniques for analyzing DNA were described. By documenting several landmark DNA court cases the authors were able to show the progression of legal precedence for admitting DNA evidence into US courts. Sensational DNA court cases were covered to demonstrate to the reader the power of DNA at solving crimes that are decades old, or where all conventional crime solving methods failed. The purpose of criminal and medical DNA databases, and the privacy rights issues surrounding them were discussed. Finally, the authors draw conclusions about this powerful technology.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ito, Markus John
• McMasters, Jessica Ann
• Tan, Mikhail Chewei

Subject

• Community
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-082411-103717

Keyword

• Electronic data processing
• Computer simulation

Advisor

• Adams, David S.

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-08-24

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright