Assessing the Impact of Mandatory DNA Testing of Prison Inmates in NSW on Clearance, Charge and Conviction Rates for Selected Crime Categories

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Author	William T.M. Dunsmuir, Cuong Tran and Don Weatherburn
Published	January 2008
Report Type	Legislative Evaluation No. 17
Subject	Offenders; Prisons and prisoners; Evaluation reports
Keywords	DNA testing, inmates, conviction rates, clear-up rate, legislative evaluation

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This report assesses the association between mandatory DNA testing of NSW prison inmates and clear up, charge and conviction rates for Assault, Sexual Assault, Break and Enter, Robbery, Motor Vehicle Theft and Stealing from Motor Vehicles categories of crime.