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Commissioners continue MOU on Children's Justice Center DNA research after privacy questions
Summary
The commission continued a memorandum of understanding with Dr. Valentine to research forensic evidence collection in child assault cases, seeking additional documentation and a meeting after staff described IRB oversight and de-identification procedures.
The Utah County Commission continued consideration of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dr. Valentine to conduct research on Children's Justice Center forensic data, giving staff and advocates time to provide additional documentation and to arrange a meeting between commissioners and the researcher.
Rebecca Martell of the Children’s Justice Center explained the research aim was to determine whether DNA evidence could be reliably collected beyond the…
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