Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics
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Resumo: | Greater scrutiny and demands for innovation and increased productivity place pressures on scientists. Forensic genetics is advancing at a rapid pace but can only do so responsibly, usefully, and acceptably within ethical and legal boundaries. We argue that such boundaries require that forensic scientists embrace ‘ethics as lived practice’. As a starting point, we critically discuss ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, which lead to a myopic focus on procedures, and to seeing ‘privacy’ as the sole ethical concern and technology as a mere tool. To overcome ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, we instead propose understanding ethics as an intrinsic part of the lived practice of a scientist. Therefore, we explore, within the context of three case studies of emerging forensic genetics technologies, ethical aspects of decision-making in forensic genetics research and in technology use. We discuss the creation, curation, and use of databases, and the need to engage with societal and policing contexts of forensic practice. We argue that open communication is a vital ethical aspect. Adoption of ‘ethics as lived practice’ supports the development of anticipatory capacity—empowering scientists to understand, and act within ethical and legal boundaries, incorporating the operational and societal impacts of their daily decisions, and making visible ethical decision making in scientific practice. |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic geneticsEthicsForensic geneticsEthics as lived practiceDecision-makingGenetic databasingForensic DNA phenotypingForensic genealogyForensic epigeneticsCommunicationDatabaseCiências Sociais::SociologiaScience & TechnologyPaz, justiça e instituições eficazesGreater scrutiny and demands for innovation and increased productivity place pressures on scientists. Forensic genetics is advancing at a rapid pace but can only do so responsibly, usefully, and acceptably within ethical and legal boundaries. We argue that such boundaries require that forensic scientists embrace ‘ethics as lived practice’. As a starting point, we critically discuss ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, which lead to a myopic focus on procedures, and to seeing ‘privacy’ as the sole ethical concern and technology as a mere tool. To overcome ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, we instead propose understanding ethics as an intrinsic part of the lived practice of a scientist. Therefore, we explore, within the context of three case studies of emerging forensic genetics technologies, ethical aspects of decision-making in forensic genetics research and in technology use. We discuss the creation, curation, and use of databases, and the need to engage with societal and policing contexts of forensic practice. We argue that open communication is a vital ethical aspect. Adoption of ‘ethics as lived practice’ supports the development of anticipatory capacity—empowering scientists to understand, and act within ethical and legal boundaries, incorporating the operational and societal impacts of their daily decisions, and making visible ethical decision making in scientific practice.FCT -Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (CEECINST/00157/2018)MDPIUniversidade do MinhoWienroth, MatthiasGranja, RafaelaLipphardt, VeronikaAmoako, Emmanuel NsiahMcCartney, Carole2021-112021-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/74774engWienroth, M.; Granja, R.; Lipphardt, V.; Nsiah Amoako, E.; McCartney, C. Ethics as Lived Practice. Anticipatory Capacity and Ethical Decision-Making in Forensic Genetics. Genes 2021, 12, 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes1212186810.3390/genes1212186834946816https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/12/1868info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:06:24Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/74774Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:57:03.744134Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics Wienroth, Matthias Ethics Forensic genetics Ethics as lived practice Decision-making Genetic databasing Forensic DNA phenotyping Forensic genealogy Forensic epigenetics Communication Database Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Science & Technology Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
title_full |
Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics |
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Wienroth, Matthias |
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Wienroth, Matthias Granja, Rafaela Lipphardt, Veronika Amoako, Emmanuel Nsiah McCartney, Carole |
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Granja, Rafaela Lipphardt, Veronika Amoako, Emmanuel Nsiah McCartney, Carole |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Wienroth, Matthias Granja, Rafaela Lipphardt, Veronika Amoako, Emmanuel Nsiah McCartney, Carole |
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Ethics Forensic genetics Ethics as lived practice Decision-making Genetic databasing Forensic DNA phenotyping Forensic genealogy Forensic epigenetics Communication Database Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Science & Technology Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Ethics Forensic genetics Ethics as lived practice Decision-making Genetic databasing Forensic DNA phenotyping Forensic genealogy Forensic epigenetics Communication Database Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Science & Technology Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes |
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Greater scrutiny and demands for innovation and increased productivity place pressures on scientists. Forensic genetics is advancing at a rapid pace but can only do so responsibly, usefully, and acceptably within ethical and legal boundaries. We argue that such boundaries require that forensic scientists embrace ‘ethics as lived practice’. As a starting point, we critically discuss ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, which lead to a myopic focus on procedures, and to seeing ‘privacy’ as the sole ethical concern and technology as a mere tool. To overcome ‘thin’ ethics in forensic genetics, we instead propose understanding ethics as an intrinsic part of the lived practice of a scientist. Therefore, we explore, within the context of three case studies of emerging forensic genetics technologies, ethical aspects of decision-making in forensic genetics research and in technology use. We discuss the creation, curation, and use of databases, and the need to engage with societal and policing contexts of forensic practice. We argue that open communication is a vital ethical aspect. Adoption of ‘ethics as lived practice’ supports the development of anticipatory capacity—empowering scientists to understand, and act within ethical and legal boundaries, incorporating the operational and societal impacts of their daily decisions, and making visible ethical decision making in scientific practice. |
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Wienroth, M.; Granja, R.; Lipphardt, V.; Nsiah Amoako, E.; McCartney, C. Ethics as Lived Practice. Anticipatory Capacity and Ethical Decision-Making in Forensic Genetics. Genes 2021, 12, 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121868 10.3390/genes12121868 34946816 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/12/1868 |
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