Banking On Dna ; Legislators Want to Add Serious-Crime Suspects to Database
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › August 31, 2007
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Two decades after a Florida rapist became the first American convicted in a case built on DNA evidence, investigators are routinely turning to a national database that now holds more than 5 million genetic "fingerprints."
Some lawmakers in New Jersey are hoping it can hold even more. They're considering legislation to further expand DNA collection in the state to include anyone convicted of disorderly conduct and those arrested for murder, manslaughter, kidnapping and sex offenses.See the full content of this document
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Banking On Dna ; Legislators Want to Add Serious-Crime Suspects to Database
"I think this would be a great tool for law enforcement to solve many unsolved crimes and make the streets of this country a lot safer," said state Sen. Nicholas J. Sacco of North Bergen, a sponsor of the measure. "And if by chance there is no conviction or no match, the DNA would be destroyed."
Englewood Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson, also a sponsor,...See the full content of this document
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