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The genetic imaginary : DNA in the Canadian criminal justice system

Book  - 2004
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  • ISBN: 0802085725
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    253 pages.
  • Publisher Toronto : Universiry of Toronto Press, [2004]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
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Syndetic Solutions - Table of Contents for ISBN Number 0802085725
The Genetic Imaginary : DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
The Genetic Imaginary : DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
by Gerlach, Neil
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The Genetic Imaginary : DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Acknowledgmentsp. vii
1Introduction: Risk, Biogovernance, and the Genetic Imaginaryp. 3
2Creating the Conditions of Possibility: Scientific, Social, and Legal Contextsp. 34
3Framing DNA: Negotiating the DNA Warrant and Data Bank System in the Public Spherep. 67
4Corrective Justice: Media Events and Public Knowledge of DNA in the Criminal Justice Systemp. 98
5Opening and Closing the Black Box: DNA Typing as a Regime of Practicep. 133
6From Crime Control to Crime Management: DNA and Shifting Notions of Justicep. 158
7Conclusion: Toward Genetic Justicep. 194
Notesp. 221
Bibliographyp. 231
Indexp. 247