A litigator's guide to DNA : from the laboratory to the courtroom
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Ron C Michaelis; Robert G Flanders, Jr.; Paula Hoffman Wulff
- ناشر : Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9780123740366
Description
The structure of DNA and the variability of the human DNA sequence -- The molecular biological basis of forensic DNA tests -- Quality control, quality assurance and sources of uncertainty in the data -- Population genetics, probability calculations and the proper interpretation of the evidence -- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analyses -- Y chromosome analyses -- DNA in court -- Arguing for the prosecution -- Arguing for the defense -- Postconviction DNA testing.
Educates litigators, judges, criminalists, and students about various aspects of the use of DNA evidence in criminal and civil trials. This book includes discussions of the molecular biological basis for the tests, essential laboratory practices, probability theory and mathematical calculations.
