There
is limited information about forensic DNA profiling and databasing in Africa. This
chapter narrates developments in Ghana, one of the 11 African countries that
have commenced using DNA profiling in their criminal justice system, but not
without critical challenges.
Publication:
Amankwaa,
Aaron and Addo, Judith Amankwa (2022) Forensic DNA analysis and database
governance in Ghana. In: Law, Practice and Politics of Forensic DNA
Profiling: Forensic Genetics and their Technolegal Worlds. Taylor &
Francis, London, pp. 56-71.
For more information,
please contact Dr Aaron Amankwaa or Judith Amankwa Addo
