DNA ingerprinting: Condemning evidence 91- The mishandling of DNA evidence played a major role in the defense of the accused in the
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a. Jose Castro case
b. O. J. Simpson case
c. rape and murder of two young girls - From 1989 to 2012, DNA evidence cleared wrongfully convicted people.
a. 292
b. 15
c. 142 - CODIS is a(n).
a. method for duplicating DNA in large amounts
b. nationwide DNA database in the United States
c. organization that helps wrongly accused prisoners
Indicate which of the following statements are true (T ) and which are false (F).
- Digital ingerprints are more reliable than DNA ingerprints.
- DNA evidence can make it diicult for lawyers to defend their clients.
- RFLP and PCR analyses revolutionized forensic science.
- The irst DNA database was established in the United States.
- Lawyers Scheck and Neufeld won their ight for a moratorium on DNA evidence.
- The FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were responsible for establishing
scientiic standards for processing DNA evidence.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
- What two major advantages does DNA evidence have over digital ingerprints?
- State ive common reasons that innocent people are accused and convicted of crimes
they didn’t commit. - What was Kary Mullis’s contribution to improving DNA testing?