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  • First Impressions Count: Serious detections arising from Criminal Justice Samples

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    Author(s)
    Townsley, Michael
    Smith, Chloe
    Pease, Ken
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Townsley, Michael K.
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    DNA samples on the England and Wales national database matching those found at scenes of serious violent or sexual crimes were identified. The earlier offence leading the sample to appear on the database was noted. The bulk (60-84% according to inclusion criteria) involved theft, drug or other offending. The result, indicating offender versatility, is consistent with most research on criminal careers. Its importance for operational police lies in identifying the contribution made by DNA samples taken after less serious offences in clearing subsequent serious crime, and the importance of taking such samples from as wide a ...
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    DNA samples on the England and Wales national database matching those found at scenes of serious violent or sexual crimes were identified. The earlier offence leading the sample to appear on the database was noted. The bulk (60-84% according to inclusion criteria) involved theft, drug or other offending. The result, indicating offender versatility, is consistent with most research on criminal careers. Its importance for operational police lies in identifying the contribution made by DNA samples taken after less serious offences in clearing subsequent serious crime, and the importance of taking such samples from as wide a list of apparently 'trivial' crime types as possible. Examining specific relationships between early and later offences revealed a significant link between providing a DNA sample following a drug offence and subsequently committing murder.
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    Journal Title
    Genomics, Society and Policy
    Volume
    2
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/genomics/index.htm
    http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/genomics/previousissues/V2N1.pdf
    Copyright Statement
    © 2006 ESRC Genomics Network. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. www.gspjournal.com
    Subject
    Policy and Administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/25172
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