Several schools have implemented locks and record keeping mechanisms that depend upon a child's fingerprints (traditional, not DNA) (Edinformatics). These fingerprint mechanisms are used to track money for school meals, to replace library cards, and to alow access to school buildings and rooms in an attempt to cut down on the rate of skipping school -- and the British government is allowed to collect and maintain fingerprint records without parental consent (Edinformatics). There are serious concerns that the relatively new technology of DNA fingerprinting might also be implemented along the same lines, without the right of citizens to deny consent, leading to a DNA database that includes every child who attends school in the United Kingdom.
There are also many positive impacts that the technology has had on UK society. Not only has DNA fingerprinting allowed many cases to be solved that would otherwise go un-prosecuted and unclosed, and many more to be solved faster and more conclusively than they otherwise would be, but Dr. Jeffreys believes that the near future will allow for near-instantaneous DNA fingerprinting results using portable units at the scene of a crime (Jeffreys 2005, pp. 1038-9). Jeffreys also sees the same developments that cause privacy concerns for others as future positive applications of DNA fingerprinting, including tracking credit card accounts and providing travel security with a passport-like function (Jeffreys 2005, pp. 1039). Likewise, the National DNA Database established in 1995 is the largest database of its kind in the world with 2.7 million separate records, which serves as both a specific deterrent to criminals and a testament to the overall strength of the United Kingdom's law enforcement (Home Office 2006, pp. 4). In addition, though there is no direct economic benefit from the use of DNA fingerprinting in the filed of criminal justice, the medical industry and private labs have benefited enormously from the technological advances made, improving the economy overall (Henderson 2009).
IV. Moral and Ethical Issues of DNA Fingerprinting
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