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If one gives their DNA voluntarily (for a particular case) and they are cleared of any wrong doing, is their DNA information still kept on file by law enforceme
by vijayr 12y ago
If one gives their DNA voluntarily (for a particular case) and they are cleared of any wrong doing, is their DNA information still kept on file by law enforcement?
- gwern 12y agoVoluntarily or not, the answer is usually yes: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/19DNA.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/19DNA.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_DNA_database https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_DNA_database
- DanBC 12y agoEngland has an extensive DNA database (largest in the world) and it's hard to get taken off it, even if you voluntarily give your DNA. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7532856.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7532856.stm > Innocent people who volunteer to give a DNA sample during a police inquiry, for instance to help narrow a police search in a major murder investigation, also have their details kept on record. Most people don't volunteer their DNA; it's taken off them when they're arrested, and it's kept even if they're not convicted. It's even kept if they're released without charge, although there are time limits for that after a 2008 case. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/7764069.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/7764069.stm