Intro Investig Genetic Genealo

Catalog description

Introduces the use of genetic genealogy in ancestry investigations as well as applications to criminal investigations of violent crimes and unidentified human remains. A broad array of topics are explored, including differences between ancestry, familial searches, forensic genealogy, and investigative genetic genealogy; a comparison between genotyping and phenotyping; an examination of what types of cases and scenarios are good candidates for using investigative genetic genealogy; steps involved in using investigative genetic genealogy; ethical considerations, privacy issues, and 4th Amendment rights; a comparison of popular direct-to-consumer companies and their policies for addressing law enforcement requests; and an examination of the technology used in investigative genetic genealogy and how it is applied to cold case investigations.