"We are sure that DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications will play
its part in promoting this most powerful tool in the forensic
scientist's armamentarium."
-James Watson, PhD
-Jan Witkowski. PhD
Because it consists of a number of complex steps and procedures
subject to both scientific and legal standards, the collection,
analysis, presentation, and interpretation of DNA evidence remains
a complex process. Any procedural or documentary misstep can
potentially render key evidence or testimony useless. To avoid such
costly errors, scientists, law enforcement personnel, attorneys,
and judges all must possess a detailed knowledge of how forensic
DNA works, from the crime scene to the laboratory to the courtroom
and beyond.
DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications provides the most
comprehensive and up-to-date guide to this important and
increasingly prevalent legal tool. Designed to reach readers in
both legal and scientific fields, this text gives a global view of
the practical issues involved in the forensic use of DNA. In clear,
nontechnical language, the text covers:
- A scientific overview of DNA and common DNA tests
- Techniques used by criminalists on the path from crime scene to
final laboratory analysis
- Procedures used to analyze biological evidence
- Human genetics, population genetics, and statistics in the
context of DNA testing and genetic profiling
- Understanding and interpreting DNA evidence with respect to
past and present law
- Concepts and procedures used in challenging or defending DNA
evidence
- Postconviction appeals based on analysis of existing DNA
evidence, including a discussion of The InnocenceProject
- The future of DNA technology with respect to legal evidence
gathering and analysis
In a unique combination of legal practice and scientific
analysis, DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications provides forensic
scientists, potential expert witnesses, and professionals in the
criminal justice system with the definitive resource on the methods
of DNA analysis as well as the handling, potential, and limitations
of DNA evidence.
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