Should Federal Agents Be Allowed For Collect Dna From...

Should Federal Agents be allowed to collect DNA from anyone arrested? This is a controversial issue. In my opinion, DNA is a very powerful and useful tool because many sex crimes go unsolved because of lack of evidence, but if federal agents can look in a database where DNA samples are stored and compare it to anyone who was arrested especially those who committed sex crimes more crimes would be solved. Many say DNA testing violates suspects rights under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. DNA testing has toppled the way federal agents gather evidence in various criminal cases, particularly assault and homicide and thus had an expansive effect on a lot of people past cases. In this paper I am going to address†¦show more content†¦Not any law enforcement agent can collect DNA samples. If federal agents detain and arrest an suspect, they have the power to take DNA from you and to promptly transfer it to CODIS. In certain states an arrestee may be obligated to give a DNA test. The DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 permits states to transfer profiles to CODIS. Eleven states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) at present take into consideration automatic DNA collection from people only arrested or associated with a crime. Generally the police require a court order to collect DNA unless they have been convicted of a crime. Under federal law, the government obliges individuals arrested for specific unlawful acts to give DNA samples. These laws violates the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution which ensures â€Å"the right to the individuals to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and impacts against unreasonable searches and seizures.† Pros and Cons DNA profiling has numerous uses, both positive and negative. Pros Eliminates and reverse wrongful convictions Many times when a person is raped they are too traumatized to actually remember the full details or only remember certain characteristics, or facial features of the person who hurt them. So law enforcement makes an arrest based on the victims memory. Then after convicted it is found out that the wrong person was