The Genetic Imaginary: DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

by Neil Gerlach

DNA testing and banking has become institutionalized in the Canadian criminal justice system. As accepted and widespread though the practice is, there has been little critique or debate of this practice in a broad public forum on the potential infringement of individual rights or civil liberties. Neil Gerlach's The Genetic Imaginary takes up this challenge, critically examining the social, legal, and criminal justice origins and effects of DNA testing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085725
• ISBN13: 9780802085726
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher