Should all Convicted Criminals have their DNA Recorded?
Once convicted criminals have their DNA fingerprints in CrimTrac's database, police are able to identify them faster as suspects, if they re-offend, which saves investigation time. When confronted with DNA evidence, guilty suspects may be more likely to confess and plead guilty, also saving police time and reducing court costs. The DNA database gives Australian police a tool to increase the closure rate of not only serious offences but also high volume crimes such as burglaries. As many crimes are solved more rapidly, the police will be free to investigate other crimes that are outstanding. As more crimes are investigated and solved, Australia will become a safer place to live. This is a major argument for all people convicted of a crime to have their DNA fingerprints stored on the DNA database.However, despite the present success of DNA databases such as CrimTrac, concerns are raised about the ethics presently involved, and also, the future repercussions of such a database being in existence. One present concern is that with so many samples being collated, there is a remote chanc
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