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REVISE POLICIES MANDATING OFFENDER DNA COLLECTION *
Author(s) -
TAYLOR RALPH B.,
GOLDKAMP JOHN S.,
WEILAND DORIS,
BREEN CLAIRISSA,
GARCIA R. MARIE,
PRESLEY LAWRENCE A.,
WYANT BRIAN R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
criminology and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.6
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1745-9133
pISSN - 1538-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2007.00480.x
Subject(s) - criminal justice , criminology , economic justice , garcia , political science , arcadia , law , sociology , library science , history , art , humanities , art history , computer science
Currently, all states in the United States require some categories of con- victed offenders to submit physical samples for later DNA analysis. The results of these analyses are DNA profiles available to law enforcement. One of the stated goals of legislation, cited in supporting court cases, has been to deter offenders from reoffending. State legislatures in recent years have increased dramatically the scope of offenders who are required to submit samples. Empirical work on deterrence suggests that these recent expansions are undermining the deterrence potential of these policies. That potential can be restored only by reversing the recent and planned policy expansions.