Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes

Carole McCartney

doi:10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514658

Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes

Carole McCartney^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper explores the fallout from the decision in S & Marper v UK (2008), where the European Court of Human Rights, in ruling the UK's DNA retention regime breached human rights, was 'struck by the blanket and indiscriminate nature' of the power to retain DNA and stated that the UK Government required 'weighty reasons' to justify the retention of DNA in cases of unconvicted individuals. Since the ruling, the UK Government has drafted a new retention regime but serious doubts remain whether the issue of DNA retention will have been satisfactorily resolved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
Subtitle of host publication	Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10
Editors	Katina Michael
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781424477753, 9781424477760
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514658
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 IEEE Internationl Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10 - Wollongong, NSW, Australia Duration: 7 Jun 2010 → 9 Jun 2010

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Name	International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings

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Conference	2010 IEEE Internationl Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Wollongong, NSW
Period	7/06/10 → 9/06/10

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McCartney, C. (2010). Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes. In K. Michael (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10 (pp. 1-8). Article 5514658 (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514658

McCartney, Carole. / Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets : The retention of DNA for forensic purposes. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10. editor / Katina Michael. Piscataway : IEEE, 2010. pp. 1-8 (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings).

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McCartney, C 2010, Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes. in K Michael (ed.), Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10., 5514658, International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings, IEEE, Piscataway, pp. 1-8, 2010 IEEE Internationl Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 7/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514658

Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes. / McCartney, Carole.
Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10. ed. / Katina Michael. Piscataway: IEEE, 2010. p. 1-8 5514658 (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings).

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McCartney C. Of weighty reasons and indiscriminate blankets: The retention of DNA for forensic purposes. In Michael K, editor, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies, ISTAS'10. Piscataway: IEEE. 2010. p. 1-8. 5514658. (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings). Epub 2010 Jul 23. doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514658

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