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Fifteen years ago, it was believed that such mass DNA collections--which began in Europe--would never catch on in the U.S., with its stalwart protections against invasive search and seizure. But the temptation to solve unspeakable crimes, particularly ones involving children, has proved powerful. Truro's is at least the 19th DNA dragnet in the U.S. As testing becomes faster and cheaper, such collections are becoming more frequent. And the debate about whether they are right sliced this seaside town in two last week, just it has Baton Rouge, La.; Charlottesville, Va.; and Miami...
Probably not. A better question might be, Do DNA dragnets work? The answer so far is, rarely. The largest sweep in the U.S. took place in Miami, where in 1994 cops sampled 2,300 men in search of a serial killer. The dragnet did not catch the killer. Of the 18 publicized U.S. sweeps, only one--a narrow sampling of 25 workers at a nursing home--has been successful, according to a 2004 study by criminologist Samuel Walker of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Walker called the sweeps "unproductive" and said that if they are to continue, national guidelines...
Shraga said he thinks his site provides a useful service and he hopes it will catch...
...they are spending their days in a desperate search for a future. Most of all, however, Thais, Indonesians, Sri Lankans, and their South Asian neighbors must be furious with the visitors to their countries who ignore their efforts to salvage what remains of their devastated lives, choosing instead to catch a few rays on the beach...
...only had to catch the 38th and 39th minutes of Friday night’s scuffle between the No. 12 Harvard men’s hockey team and No. 13 Colgate to understand what kind of night it really...