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NYC Lawmakers Pass Law Requiring All Convicted Criminals To Submit DNA
Every state in the US maintains a criminal DNA database comprised of samples collected from felony suspects and convicts. On rare occasions, persons of interest and people who have been convicted of misdemeanor offenses will also be asked to voluntarily submit samples, however, a new New York state law will require anyone who is convicted of a crime to be entered into the database. Not only have several prominent Republicans supported the measure for years, a number of them cited cases of violent crime that might have been avoided with a universal criminal DNA database.Other states keep several DNA databases despite legal concerns. DNA collected from crime scenes are usually kept on file for a least a decade in cold storage before being destroyed, however, suspects believe that keeping their DNA when they have been cleared of all charges is a violation of their civil rights. There are also DNA databases that are used to link the relatives of criminals to the true offenders.
Lawmakers are concerned with the amount of money that it will take to update the New York state criminal DNA database, however, police believe that they will be able to solve a substantial number of crimes. In addition, police in New York will also have to keep videotaped recordings of all of their interrogations under the rules set forth in the new bill. Not all New York residents convicted of felonies will need to submit DNA sample, however, police will be able to make decisions based on their past criminal records.
17.06.2011. 10:44