An Expert Testifying Against The Imposition Of A Future...

Question #1: I am an expert testifying against the imposition of a future indicator of criminality using the genetic testing of children. The ethical validity of this study is immoral given the use of children who are unable to legally consent and are known to be mentally underdeveloped. This causes many implications due to the fact that either parents would give permission or the state would select who to test. These are both illegitimate means of obtaining information because families could be in need of money or not care about the welfare of the child and the state could use the children to their own benefit. A few reasons why this predictor should not be implemented are as followed. According to Karl Marx’s Social Conflict theory,†¦show more content†¦This can be seen as a self-fulfilling prophecy where these children are pre-labelled as deviants and regardless of whether they would offend in the future or not, they will because society has told them that they will. This is called a false negative. It also brings up the issue with false positives, which is where an offence is predicted but does not actually occur. This causes over-predicting of offences because it is a â€Å"safe bet†. In 2010 a study was conducted that showed 93% of employers run background checks and that 1 in 3 people of those receiving unemployment benefits have a prior criminal record (Wright, 2013). This can be detrimental to the individual’s future because of the stereotype that comes with being an ex-con. Another issue with false positives is that money and resources will be put into the wrong individuals and will not be utilized to their most efficient use. This testing has an 85% accuracy rating and we cannot afford to be wrong in 15% of cases because we are dealing with people in real-life and if we are wrong we can impose consequences on them for the rest of their lives. In conclusion, I believe that this testing should not go forth because it is immoral and will focus on underprivileged children, labelling them as deviant and producing false negatives and false positives. In the Criminal Justice System you are innocent until proven guilty and