Abstract
The last ten years have seen a rapid expansion of forensic databases following successive legislation to widen police powers to take and retain forensic biometrics, fingerprints and DNA. The recently published Nuffield Council’s Bioethics Report highlights the ethical dimensions in widespread sampling of UK citizens. Hardly a day goes by without concerns being expressed about the expansion and use of forensic biometric information and assertions that the UK is heading for universal forensic databases by ‘stealth’. On the other hand, hardly a day goes by without a perpetrator of a serious or violent crime being identified through finger marks or DNA recovered from a crime scene or victim. Therefore, what should be the extent of data-basing of forensic biometrics such as fingerprints and DNA?
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