It is reported that DNA tests put death penalty under fire.
The issue of wrongful convictions does not (47) just to
cases that pre-date DNA testing. A growing scandal in Texas (48)
as a reminder that genetic tests can be reliable if only those who
are carrying them out are reliable. On 4 January, a report was published on the
Houston Police Department’s (49) laboratory. The DNA unit of
the Texas lab was closed in 2002, after a series of (50) by
local television news station KHOU. Now, an independent investigation, which has
looked at 1,100 cases so far, (51) the lab with problems
including contamination of samples, misrepresentation of (52)
in court and failure to use controls. In two cases, one of which put
a man on death row, a clear absence of the (53) ’s genetic
markers in a sample was called "inconclusive" and not reported.
Investigators (54) lack of funding and incompetent
management, among other factors. "The complete lack of outside scrutiny (详细的检查)
of the crime lab’s operations, procedures, and reporting of results allowed
serious deficiencies.., to become so egregious (惊人) that analysts in the lab
simply had now (55) on how bad their practices were," the
report reads. DNA analyzed at the lab is being (56) , and at
least one person has been freed. A) serves
I) accuses B) retested
J)
blamed C) numbers
K) considers D)
exposes
L) perspective E) statistics
M) relate F) crime
N) apply G) charges
O) interviews H) suspect