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Thursday September 29, 2005

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12:06Expanding DNA Databases

In recent years, law enforcement has solved and prevented numerous crimes with help from databases of criminals' DNA. Now a new Senate bill proposes to expand federal data collection to include suspects arrested or detained, but not convicted. Join Kojo for a discussion on the limits of genetic privacy and the future of DNA databases.

Guests

David Lazer, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard, Kennedy School of Government; Editor, "DNA and the Criminal Justice System: The Technology of Justice" (MIT Press: 2004)

Moses Schanfield, Professor and Chair of Forensic Sciences, George Washington University

Stephen Saloom, Policy Director, Innocence Project

Joshua Marquis, District Attorney, Clatsop County, Oregon; Vice President, National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)

13:06Open Phones

Whether it’s the indictment of Tom Delay or the indictment of a prominent city developer, talk to Kojo about whatever’s on your mind, on open phones...

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