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Arrests

The Long View of Crime

Date Published
April 14, 2010

Information collected over time provides valuable insight into criminal behavior.

Debating DNA Collection

Date Published
October 28, 2009

DNA helps law enforcement investigate and prosecute crime, but the new trend of preconviction DNA collection raises serious Fourth Amendment issues for the criminal justice community.