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Genetic Fingerprinting has Uncovered More Than Suspect Culpability.
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... GENETIC FINGERPRINTING HAS UNCOVERED MORE THAN SUSPECT CULPABILITY. Estelle Viskovich Portland State University GENETIC FINGERPRINTING HAS UNCOVERED MORE THAN SUSPECT CULPABILITY. Introduction "An inmate who spent two decades on death row before DNA evidence exonerated him walked out of prison a free man Friday, saying he just wanted to get home and be with his family (Billiot, 2003)." We read about these cases in the newspaper and rightly congratulate ourselves for developing technology that will make our world safer. Genetic Fingerprinting, or matching DNA tests to conclusively tie a suspect to the scene of a crime, can undeniably improve the speed and accuracy with which the police apprehend criminals. Detective Jon Rhodes (personal communication, 30th January, 2004), a Portland Homicide Detective, plainly states that genetic fingerprinting "helps us solve cases we likely might not be able to solve (otherwise)". Genetic Fingerprinting is clearly a great leap forward in placing a suspect at a crime scene,














