“…[9][10][11] CrimTrac states only that the agency will 'will examine the numerous legislative, ethical, privacy and technical issues surrounding familial matching'. 12 A recent review of the provisions of Commonwealth legislation that regulate DNA profiling adds that 'familial matching has been regarded by the CrimTrac Board as warranting the development of a technical and policy framework before being undertaken'.…”
Section: Australian Journal Of Forensic Sciences 65mentioning
Forensic DNA profiling uses 'non-coding' parts of the human genome to compare DNA profiles and establish links between individuals and crimes under investigation. In most situations, only a complete match between such profiles is significant. However, it is also possible to identify individuals through 'familial matching', for example, where a DNA database search yields a partial match with a suspect profile, suggesting that the suspect is a close relative of the person on the database. It has also become possible through 'DNA phenotyping' to analyse 'coding' parts of the human genome to produce a probabilistic assessment that the suspect is, for example, of a particular racial background, or has a particular hair or eye colour. Neither of these more novel techniques is mentioned in Australian forensic procedures legislation. This article argues that familial matching uses the traditional DNA profiling methodology and is no more invasive than established methods of investigation. However, DNA phenotyping employs a different methodology from traditional DNA profiling, and generates information beyond simply generating a means of identification. DNA phenotyping for externally visible traits should be permitted, but analysis for other traits, such as pathophysiology and psychopathology, should only be permitted if certain conditions are met.
“…[9][10][11] CrimTrac states only that the agency will 'will examine the numerous legislative, ethical, privacy and technical issues surrounding familial matching'. 12 A recent review of the provisions of Commonwealth legislation that regulate DNA profiling adds that 'familial matching has been regarded by the CrimTrac Board as warranting the development of a technical and policy framework before being undertaken'.…”
Section: Australian Journal Of Forensic Sciences 65mentioning
Forensic DNA profiling uses 'non-coding' parts of the human genome to compare DNA profiles and establish links between individuals and crimes under investigation. In most situations, only a complete match between such profiles is significant. However, it is also possible to identify individuals through 'familial matching', for example, where a DNA database search yields a partial match with a suspect profile, suggesting that the suspect is a close relative of the person on the database. It has also become possible through 'DNA phenotyping' to analyse 'coding' parts of the human genome to produce a probabilistic assessment that the suspect is, for example, of a particular racial background, or has a particular hair or eye colour. Neither of these more novel techniques is mentioned in Australian forensic procedures legislation. This article argues that familial matching uses the traditional DNA profiling methodology and is no more invasive than established methods of investigation. However, DNA phenotyping employs a different methodology from traditional DNA profiling, and generates information beyond simply generating a means of identification. DNA phenotyping for externally visible traits should be permitted, but analysis for other traits, such as pathophysiology and psychopathology, should only be permitted if certain conditions are met.
“…Semi-fictional in nature, Wolf Creek is based on the backpacker murders committed by serial killer Ivan Milat in the late 1980s and 1990s (Allen, 1999;Whittaker & Kennedy, 2001) as well as the story of Peter Falconio, an English backpacker who went missing along the Northern Territory's Stuart Highway in July 2001 and was eventually found to have been killed by Bradley Murdoch (Maynard, 2005;Shears, 2005;Williams & Hood, 2006;Gans, 2007). The success of Wolf Creek (which is now part of a trilogy) triggered concerns for the Australian tourism industry that it may impact upon the way in which the country was viewed by potential travellers.…”
Section: Crime Author Patrick Blackden (2003) Explains Thatmentioning
British migration to Australia may be motivated by the paradisiacal glow in which the country is framed but personal lives after arrival can upset these pre-migratory spatial imaginaries, evoking feelings of darkness, doom, horror and isolation. This article uses two concepts - that of spatial imaginaries along with that of biographical disruptions - to unpack the stories of three British migrant women whose idealized expectations of Australia are overturned after each enters a violent marriage with an Australian man. By exploring the uncanny similarities of these women’s tumultuous marital lives, I reveal how spatial imaginaries can be drastically altered by biographical disruptions which occur within intimate settings. This article highlights the unsolidified and contingent nature of spatial imaginaries along with how these are fundamentally shaped by the upheavals in one’s life.
“…These new thoughts reflect Blackden's (2003, p. 202) comment that Not everyone fits into the Brand Australia vision of a safe wilderness populated by bland suburbanities and folksy crocodile hunters. The country's reputation as a safe location, the easy option for those who want southern heat without the attendant risks, is in danger of being transformed into something quite different.Here, Blackden is referring to the backpacker murders committed by serial killer Ivan Milat in the late 1980s and 1990s in New South Wales (Allen, 1999; Whittaker & Kennedy, 2001) as well as the story of Peter Falconio, an English backpacker who went missing in the Northern Territory in July 2001 (Gans, 2007). Graphic murders and the mysteriousness of various missing person cases all feed fears of what can happen in Australia, particularly out in the wilderness of the outback.…”
Section: Disrupted Spatial Imaginaries: the Stories Of Victimised British Migrant Women In Australiamentioning
British migration to Australia may be motivated by the paradisiacal glow in which the country is framed, but personal lives after arrival can upset these pre‐migratory spatial imaginaries, evoking feelings of darkness, doom, horror, isolation, and imprisonment. This article uses two concepts—that of spatial imaginaries and that of biographical disruptions—to unpack the stories of three British migrant women whose idealised expectations of Australia are overturned after each enters a violent marriage with an Australian man. By exploring the similarities of these women's tumultuous marital lives, I reveal how spatial imaginaries can be drastically altered by biographical disruptions that occur within intimate settings, particularly events that are violent in nature. This article highlights the unsolidified, contingent, and relational nature of migrant spatial imaginaries with an emphasis on how the startling, biographically disruptive, and emotionally unsettling nature of intimate partner violence fundamentally shapes the way spaces are viewed.
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