TY - JOUR
T1 - A law enforcement intelligence framework for use in predictive DNA phenotyping
AU - SCUDDER, Nathan
AU - ROBERTSON, James
AU - KELTY, Sally
AU - WALSH, Simon
AU - McNevin, Dennis
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships. The authors would like to thank the organizing committee of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society 24th International Symposium, where the original oral presentation was delivered. The authors would also like to thank members of the Forensic Intelligence team at the Australian Federal Police, and Adjunct Professor Mark Harrison of the University of Canberra, for their valuable feedback on the original oral presentation and this paper.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.
PY - 2019/7/29
Y1 - 2019/7/29
N2 - Analysis of information about physical characteristics, biogeographical ancestry or common genetic ancestors from crime scene DNA is a technique aimed at informing an intelligence process, rather than obtaining evidence for a criminal trial. This intelligence supports tactical or operational decision-making. Like other forms of intelligence there is a risk for it to be misconstrued or for its investigative value to be misunderstood. The potential for intelligence derived from DNA to divert investigative resources or result in unnecessary intrusions into individual privacy can be mitigated by applying an appropriate intelligence doctrine. Establishing an appropriate framework could reduce the need for government regulation of these emerging capabilities in the context of law enforcement use.
AB - Analysis of information about physical characteristics, biogeographical ancestry or common genetic ancestors from crime scene DNA is a technique aimed at informing an intelligence process, rather than obtaining evidence for a criminal trial. This intelligence supports tactical or operational decision-making. Like other forms of intelligence there is a risk for it to be misconstrued or for its investigative value to be misunderstood. The potential for intelligence derived from DNA to divert investigative resources or result in unnecessary intrusions into individual privacy can be mitigated by applying an appropriate intelligence doctrine. Establishing an appropriate framework could reduce the need for government regulation of these emerging capabilities in the context of law enforcement use.
KW - forensic DNA phenotyping
KW - forensic intelligence
KW - intelligence doctrine
KW - forensic genetic genealogy
KW - Forensic DNA phenotyping
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U2 - 10.1080/00450618.2019.1569132
DO - 10.1080/00450618.2019.1569132
M3 - Article
SN - 0045-0618
VL - 51
SP - 255
EP - 258
JO - Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
JF - Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
ER -
