The Genetic Imaginary: DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Neil Gerlach
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hardcover. The Genetic Imaginary demonstrates that the overall effect of these changes to the criminal justice system has been to emphasize the importance of community security at the expense of individual rights. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
DNA testing and banking has become institutionalized in the Canadian criminal justice system. As accepted and widespread though the practice is, there has been little critique or debate of this practice in a broad public forum on the potential infringement of individual rights or civil liberties. Neil Gerlach's The Genetic Imaginary takes up this challenge, critically examining the social, legal, and criminal justice origins and effects of DNA testing and banking. Drawing on risk analysis, Gerlach explains why Canadians have accepted DNA technology with barely a ripple of public outcry.
Despite promises of better crime control and protections for existing ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
Digital Futures
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802087843
SKU
V9780802087843
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About Neil Gerlach
Neil Gerlach is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University.
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