DNA Testing

by Emily
(Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)

Photo Credit: Juhan Sonin

Photo Credit: Juhan Sonin

I am a writer and I need some information about a book I am writing. My questions are: What do police have to do before getting DNA from a teenage? How long do police have to wait before they can start testing people for DNA? What would police officers do on a normal DNA test?

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