| Forensics is defined as the study of
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| | DNA testing impact on justice so far.
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| evidence found at a crime scene and used
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| | Forensic DNA testing can be expensive.
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| in a court of law. Forensic DNA testing
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| | While many rape cases can be solved with
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| refers to DNA testing of evidence to
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| | DNA testing that costs about $500 per
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| convict or exonerate suspects based on
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| | case, some murder evidence can cost
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| their connection to that evidence. Just
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| | upwards of $10,000 for forensic DNA
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| as fingerprints revolutionized crime
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| | testing. More complex than simple
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| fighting a century ago, forensic DNA
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| | paternity testing, forensic DNA testing
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| testing has radically changed the way
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| | may need to call on several different
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| criminal evidence is examined.
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| | methods depending on the type of evidence
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| Forensic DNA testing is a permanent
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| | available, and whether or not the
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| feature now in the U.S. criminal justice
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| | evidence as degraded or deteriorated in
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| system. It has freed the innocent from
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| | some way.
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| death row, it has cleared other convicts
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| | Forensic DNA testing is still a
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| and suspects, and it has helped
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| | relatively young procedure. It was first
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| investigators solve seemingly unsolvable
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| | used for law enforcement purposes in
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| crimes. Even so, forensic DNA testing is
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| | August of 1987 in England. Three months
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| partly a promise unfulfilled. There is
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| | later, forensic DNA testing made its
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| still a backlog of evidence from unsolved
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| | first U.S. appearance in Orlando,
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| cases that needs to be tested. Forensic
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| | Florida. DNA testing as proven to be
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| DNA testing is used heavily in some
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| | naturally suited for the criminal justice
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| states and almost not at all in others.
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| | system. It is unique for every individual
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| Federal funding rules for forensic DNA
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| | with little chance of misidentification.
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| testing encourage states to use the
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| | DNA is present in the types of
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| process on some cases but not others.
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| | evidence--like blood and semen--normally
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| Finally, lack of complete statistics have
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| | left at the scene of violent crimes.
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| prevented a true evaluation of forensic
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