Forensic Genetics in the Governance of Crime
This open access book uses a critical sociological perspective to explore contemporary ways of reformulating the governance of crime through genetics. Through the lens of scientific knowledge and genetic technology, Machado and Granja offer a unique persp
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Helena Machado Rafaela Granja
Forensic Genetics in the Governance of Crime
Helena Machado • Rafaela Granja
Forensic Genetics in the Governance of Crime
Helena Machado Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) University of Minho Braga, Portugal
Rafaela Granja Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) University of Minho Braga, Portugal
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Acknowledgements
This work has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 648608), within the project “EXCHANGE—Forensic geneticists and the transnational exchange of DNA data in the EU: Engaging science with social control, citizenship and democracy” led by Helena Machado and hosted at the Communication and Society Research Centre, Institute for Social Sciences of University of Minho, Portugal.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 The Sociological Gaze 13 3 Biological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour 33 4 DNA Technologies in Criminal Investigation and Courts 45 5
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