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not all felonies are grievous crimes, for example in Illinois a second conviction of driving on a revoked or suspended license is a felony. This is not a violent crime in any way shape or form and an order to obtain a DNA for file permanently sentence serves zero purpose since some felonies can be totally non-violent and non-offensive to others.
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I explicitly didn't limit it to 'violent crimes', because I think that felonies like those above SHOULD qualify. If you're flagrant enough to drive and get caught TWICE for driving after losing your license, there's a good likelihood that you'll disregard other laws that are 'inconvenient', like DUI laws or kidnapping laws.
Research has shown over and over and over again that those willing to be "repeat offenders" of any crime, regardless of severity, are exponentially more likely to be incarcerated for more serious crimes later in life. The rule of thumb that "80% of crimes are committed by 20% of the population" holds very true in the realm of criminology. There's no direct (internet) link for a PHD dissertation in criminology I just attended, but off hand I remember that in a survey of 1000ish convicted for sexual assault, they'd collectively committed 3000 other crimes, ranging from simple battery to larceny.
Anyone who has committed the same crime (or range of crimes) two or more times is demonstrating a pattern of unlawful behavior which (in my eyes) means they will commit other crimes in the future. In this case, collecting their DNA makes absolute investigative sense.