Carole McCartney

Articles by: Carole McCartney

The weakest link: Are DNA databases really effective in fighting crime?

29th October 2017

Dr Carole McCartney, Northumbria University

OPINION: The successful use of DNA evidence to gain convictions in high profile cases has led to significant investment in databases. But are such databases effective? Carole McCartney and Aaron Opoku Amankwaa of Northumbria University examine the evidence.

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Dr Carole McCartney is a Reader in the School of Law, Northumbria University. Previously senior lecturer in criminal law and criminal justice at the University of Leeds, and Bond University, Queensland, Australia. Carole writes on miscarriages of justice, policing cooperation, and DNA, forensic science and criminal justice more widely. She established an Innocence Project at the University of Leeds in 2005, and was project manager for the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report 'The Forensic Uses of Bio-information: Ethical Issues' and the Nuffield Foundation project 'The Future of Forensic Bioinformation'. She is currently working on projects on forensic regulation, the National DNA Database, and attrition in the criminal justice system. She works in the Northumbria University Police Research and Education Network.