DNA 2

Our criminal justice system is best described as a search for the truth. Increasingly, the forensic use of DNA technology is an important ally in that search. The development of DNA technology furthers the search for truth by helping police and prosecutors in the fight against violent crime. Through the use of DNA evidence, prosecutors are often able to conclusively establish the guilt of a defendant. DNA evidence offers prosecutors important new tools for the …

…attention as a miscarriage of justice. In the case of an innocent person wrongfully convicted, at the very least, some alternatives buy time to prove innocence in a system that moves too slowly. The cases documented here are testimony to the power and potential of DNA evidence. I hope that these commentaries spur a boarder debate about the value of DNA technology and the role of science in the criminal justice system's search for truth.