I thought only in the U.S. Seems that our ways are rubbing off on other countries. Or, is it just mankind alone.
www.guardian.co.uk
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Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain's most senior police forensics expert.(visit the link for the full news article)
Gary Pugh, director of forensic sciences at Scotland Yard and the new DNA spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said a debate was needed on how far Britain should go in identifying potential offenders, given that some experts believe it is possible to identify future offending traits in children as young as five.

Originally posted by LLoyd45
reply to post by Mr. Ree
Shhhh! Don't give them any ideas! They already try to fingerprint little kids at school for their own protection..![]()
The technology to blast high frequencies into the ears of loitering teens for example ... that debuted in the UK and is on it's way to the states.

Originally posted by LLoyd45
Trying to determine future criminals based on DNA is about as logical as using phrenology ( reading the bumps on peoples head to predict criminal behavior). Laugh, but a century ago it was all the rage in the law enforcement community.![]()