offenders. Most sexual offenders commit a series of crimes, so the importance of a DNA data bank can obviously be seen. The DNA specimen left at the crime scene can be used to identify a suspect before other similar crimes are convicted. One more significant use of DNA will be to eliminate suspects and avoid false arrests (DOJ Release). Attorney General, Janet Reno may have put it best "DNA is a powerful tool for convicting the guilty, but today people need to realize how it can protect the innocent. Many people argue against the idea of a DNA database. They claim that DNA carries the genetic blueprints of people and that with the completion of the Human Genome Project DNA will be able to reveal all the personal information about an individual. DNA can say who the carriers are for diseases, or the measurements of one's intelligence, and this is an invasion of privacy. These results can be sold to insurance companies or other agencies that can hold individuals genetic information against their own selves. Now as mentioned before only Junk DNA, which contains information that has no known use, will be used. Next, the actual DNA sample does not have to be kept only the X-ray film, and testing strips which can all be kept on computers. According to Paul Billings, The government in an effort to make sure all DNA data basing is up to standard designed the DNA Identification Act to govern the analysis and reporting of DNA forensic results, as well as providing penalties for the disclosure of DNA information. Grants will be given out over the next five years to forensic laboratories that comply with governmental standards, participate in external proficiency testing and limit access to DNA information.Under this type of system DNA information is no more dangerous than actual fingerprints. These are on file for a lot of people and not many protest this.Another argument that many people have about DNA is the claim that DNA is unrel...
