NCJ Number
157322
Date Published
1995
Length
203 pages
Annotation
This futures study examined the likely impact of the Human Genome Project on the selection, assignment, and promotion of California law enforcement officers by the year 2004; on crime prevention and incarceration strategies; and on criminal investigations.
Abstract
An expert panel identified 10 trends most likely to affect the issue under investigation, including, inter alia, level of California crime, level of police recruitment based on genetic screening, level of public concern over privacy issues, level of religious and special interest group response to radical science, and quality of genetic forecasts. The events selected for inclusion in the analysis included, inter alia, development of a genetic database for sex offenders, development of a national DNA tracking system, passage of legislation restricting the use of genetic information, requirement of genetic testing as a preemployment condition for all public safety workers, and U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling use of genetic fingerprinting. After describing various likely scenarios related to the study topic, the author outlined strategic and transition management plans. 5 appendixes and 57 references