TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy and regulatory implications of the new frontier of forensic genomics
T2 - Direct-to-consumer genetic data and genealogy records
AU - SCUDDER, Nathan
AU - MCNEVIN, Dennis
AU - KELTY, Sally
AU - Funk, Christine
AU - WALSH, Simon
AU - ROBERTSON, James
PY - 2019/4/3
Y1 - 2019/4/3
N2 - Law enforcement is moving from targeted forensic DNA analysis to more extensive use of genomics in support of criminal investigations and for related purposes, such as the identification of human remains. The field of forensic genomics is data-driven and will continue to evolve as new capabilities are developed and new datasets are made accessible. Intelligence capabilities using forensic genomics include the prediction of externally visible characteristics and biogeographical ancestry, and the relatively new field of forensic genetic genealogy. This technique expands these capabilities by accessing public genetic datasets to identify potential relatives of the donor of DNA relating to an investigation. This exploitation of public datasets poses a range of ethical, legal and privacy challenges. The extended reach of these techniques expands these issues to entire families, across multiple jurisdictions. These legal challenges increase as attention turns to much larger, but less accessible, genetic data held by direct-to-consumer genetic genealogy providers.
AB - Law enforcement is moving from targeted forensic DNA analysis to more extensive use of genomics in support of criminal investigations and for related purposes, such as the identification of human remains. The field of forensic genomics is data-driven and will continue to evolve as new capabilities are developed and new datasets are made accessible. Intelligence capabilities using forensic genomics include the prediction of externally visible characteristics and biogeographical ancestry, and the relatively new field of forensic genetic genealogy. This technique expands these capabilities by accessing public genetic datasets to identify potential relatives of the donor of DNA relating to an investigation. This exploitation of public datasets poses a range of ethical, legal and privacy challenges. The extended reach of these techniques expands these issues to entire families, across multiple jurisdictions. These legal challenges increase as attention turns to much larger, but less accessible, genetic data held by direct-to-consumer genetic genealogy providers.
KW - DNA databases
KW - forensic DNA
KW - forensic genetic genealogy
KW - forensic genomics
KW - forensic intelligence
KW - genetic privacy
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/policy-regulatory-implications-new-frontier-forensic-genomics-directtoconsumer-genetic-data-genealog
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074434435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10345329.2018.1560588
DO - 10.1080/10345329.2018.1560588
M3 - Article
SN - 1034-5329
VL - 31
SP - 194
EP - 216
JO - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
JF - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
IS - 2
ER -