This book provides an account of the development of forensic identification technologies and the way in which this has impacted the legal system. The book traces the advent of forensic identification technologies, focusing on fingerprinting and forensic DNA typing, and their growing deployment within the criminal justice system. It also elucidates the ways in which these new technologies are accelerating procedural changes to investigative practices, and shows the ways in which, in some areas, human rightssuch as privacy rights and rights against discriminationare coming under threat. The use...