Includes bibliographical references and index.

Society will benefit from sharing information in DNA databases / J. Craig Venter -- Biometric identification and DNA databases are dangerous to the public / Ethan Jacobs -- DNA databases help in the fight against crime / Richard Hurst -- Gaps in DNA databases prevent police from solving crimes / Associated Press -- State DNA databases help solve crimes / P. Solomon Banda -- Fighting crime with DNA samples comes with great risks / Liliana Segura -- DNA privacy violations are a serious problem / Emily Ramshaw -- DNA databases harm children and crime victims / David Pollard -- Police violate citizens' rights to obtain DNA samples / James Slack -- DNA databases help find the missing and identify human remains / Michael A. Fuoco -- Familial DNA searches might harm innocent people / Jessica Cerretani -- DNA databases can help determine a person's identity / Michael Warren -- DNA databases can help in the fight against animal cruelty / American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

"DNA Databases: Society Will Benefit from Sharing Information in DNA Databases; Biometric Identification and DNA Databases Are Dangerous to the Public; DNA Databases Help in the Fight Against Crime; Gaps in DNA Databases Prevent Police from Solving Crimes; State DNA Databases Help Solving Crimes; Fighting Crime with DNA Samples Comes With Great Risks; DNA Privacy Violations Are a Serious Problem; Mathematical Tools Will Protect DNA Privacy; DNA Databases Harm Children and Crime Victims; Police Violate Citizens' Rights to Obtain DNA Samples; DNA Databases Can Help Find Missing Persons and Identify Human Remains; Familial DNA Searches Might Harm Innocent People; DNA Databases Can Help Determine a Persons' Identity; DNA Databases Might Lead to Mass Surveillance and Identity Fraud; DNA Databases Can Help in Fight Against Animal Cruelty"--