Rhetorical Precis "Revise Policies Mandating Offender DNA Collection"

In "Revise Policies Mandating Offender DNA Collection" Ralph Taylor et. al state that all states in the United States require some categories of convicted offenders to submit physical samples for later DNA analysis. Taylor et. al support their claim by stating that the use of DNA collection is to keep offenders from reoffending. The writers soon suggest that investigators use these DNA profiles from offenders and from CODIS to DNA evidence from past and current crimes. Taylor et. al warn their readers that the back log for the CODIS system is so large that the lag time for the submission of DNA into it is a serious flaw. However, they feel that the use of CODIS to solve cold cases is a plus to the lag time.

Brian R. Wyant, et al. "Revise Policies Mandating Offender Dna Collection." Criminology & Public Policy 6.4 (2007): 851-861. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.