CRIMINAL DNA DATABASE
KEYWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW, DATABASE, DNA

Japanese police authorities have announced plans to start building a DNA database of criminals. The DNA will be sourced from crime scenes and suspects arrested on search warrants. The first court case in Japan permitting the use of DNA was the Mito District Court in 1992 and the Supreme Court of Japan approved it in 2000.

Copyright 2005. All rights reserved Attorney Roderick H. Seeman

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