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National DNA Initiative Shines Light on New Jersey Crime Prevention

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A national coalition of government partners researching the effects of DNA testing on crime solving has demonstrated the power of this scientific method with a series of case studies on criminal activity in New Jersey. Partners in the DNA Initiative include the National Institute of Justice, the Office on Violence against Women, the Office on Community Oriented Policing Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. What this project is finding is that DNA evidence could go a long way toward helping to shed light on some of the worst offenders that currently escape police dragnets. As part of its outreach website, the DNA Initiative has identified a set of ?preventable rapes? in cases in the Essex County and Trenton communities and in other parts of the state...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on August 11, 2009 (boomark / email).