DNA ingerprinting: Condemning evidence 93- “Civil liberties organizations vigorously oppose such measures as an invasion of privacy and
warn of the dangers should such private information ever be released to employers or
insurance companies.”
a. Strong support
b. Weak or no support
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EXERCISEReading for interpretation and inference, part 2 Choose the correct
interpretation for each of the following statements from the reading text. Pay special
attention to the boldface words and phrases.- “In any case, without DNA evidence and the technology that has evolved around its
detection, many violent ofenders would still be on the loose... .”
a. Many violent ofenders would not win their case.
b. Many violent ofenders would not be caught. - “Faced with such powerful physical evidence, defense lawyers could prove reasonable
doubt only by questioning how the DNA evidence had been collected, handled, and
analyzed.”
a. Defense lawyers could show that there is reason to believe their client is innocent.
b. Defense lawyers could not believe in their client’s innocence. - “A Frye hearing determined that Lifecodes had done a sloppy job of obtaining the
evidence... .”
a. Lifecodes had mishandled the evidence.
b. Lifecodes had lost the evidence. - “Most violent ofenders are repeat ofenders, and by comparing DNA samples to available
data, police investigators were able to solve both cold cases and recent crimes.”
a. Police investigators could solve previously unsolved cases.
b. Police investigators could solve diicult cases. - “DNA testing gave these men their lives back, and in 142 of these cases, the real
perpetrator was found.”
a. DNA testing improved the prisoners’ health.
b. DNA testing allowed these men to go free and resume their lives outside of prison.