The Retention and Subsequent Use of Suspect, Elimination, and Victim DNA Samples or Records: A Report to the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

The topic of offender DNA databases and the retention of offender's DNA samples are issues that continue to generate debate between privacy advocates and forensic DNA scientists. Considered previously by both the Federal DNA Advisory Board and the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, recommendations were made that the existing statutory frameworks were sufficient to protect the confidentiality and use of the DNA samples solely for forensic identification purposes and that the issue be revisited. Now, approximately five years since these debates, privacy advocates and forensic scientists retain divergent views on this issue. This brief essay is not intended to fuel the debate, but rather, to describe the protections and safeguards currently in place for the protection of the offender DNA samples.Surrounding the discussion of the sample retention issue are the underlying principles for the establishment of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Program and the National DNA Index System (NDIS).

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The Justinianic Plague: an interdisciplinary review

Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies ◽

10.1017/byz.2019.10 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (02) ◽

pp. 156-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Merle Eisenberg ◽

Lee Mordechai

Keyword(s):

Critical Review ◽

The State ◽

Literary Studies ◽

Dna Evidence ◽

Scholarly Publications ◽

The Future ◽

Current Paradigm ◽

State Of The Field

This article is a detailed critical review of all the major scholarly publications in the rapidly expanding field of the Justinianic Plague published from 2000 through 2018. It updates the article in this journal by Dionysios Stathakopoulos from 2000, while also providing a detailed appraisal of the state of the field across all disciplines, including: literary studies, archaeology, DNA evidence, climatology, and epidemiology. We also identify the current paradigm for the Justinianic Plague as well as survey possible avenues forward for the field in the future.1

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The Commission on Food Marketing: Implications for Food Industries in the South

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s0081305200024171 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donald E. Farris

Keyword(s):

Food Marketing ◽

National Commission ◽

Sufficient Time ◽

The South ◽

Food Industries ◽

National Advisory Commission ◽

The Future ◽

Advisory Commission ◽

The Impact

About three and a half years have passed since the National Commission on Food Marketing published its findings on organization and competition in the food industries. This has been sufficient time to observe some of the impact of the study. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the future changes in the food industries against the background of the Commission findings and conclusions.There has been some confusion about the nature and role of the National Commission on Food Marketing compared with that of the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber. To make sure there is no confusion concerning the Commission discussed in this paper, the distinction will be reviewed briefly.

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Analysis of the safety situation in Polish General Aviation

WUT Journal of Transportation Engineering ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0013.7464 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 123 ◽

pp. 85-93

Author(s):

Anita Linka ◽

Marta Galant ◽

Agnieszka Wróblewska

Keyword(s):

Information Service ◽

Aviation Safety ◽

General Aviation ◽

National Commission ◽

Aviation Accidents ◽

The Future ◽

Aviation Operations

Every year there is an increase in the number of aircraft operations in the General Aviation (GA). This is, among other things, as a result of the greater availability and popularity of this method of transportation. The paper presents the number of general aviation operations performed on Polish territory (included data for every sector of the Flight Information Service). Then the safety situation in Poland is assessed on the basis of National Commission for Aviation Accidents Investigation (PKBWL) and referenced to the data of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Article also presents the main directions of development of the GA in Poland and Europe. The summary takes into consideration the future of general aviation in Poland.

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