Debating: "There should be a DNA database for criminals" - This is an arguement for the Negative team.

We have all heard about the wonder technology of DNA fingerprinting. It sounds exactly what we need for our society; however, the reality of cause is somewhat less spectacular. First of all, the DNA database is not faultless. It is subject to errors and contamination in each of its stages and requires extremely high lab standards to be successful - Just one slight error and the result could be completely different. One example of this …

…or groups being targeted. There's been a recent extension to include suspects who have not been convicted of any crime, on the off chance that at some stage in the future these people may commit a criminal offence. He believes that this is discriminatory and storing DNA profiles of suspects who have not been found guilty of a crime, is a step too far. Human Rights groups agree with Professor Jeffreys, saying it is "appalling".