Evaluation of forensic DNA traces when propositions of interest relate to activities: analysis and discussion of recurrent concerns

Evaluation of forensic DNA traces when propositions of interest relate to activities: analysis and discussion of recurrent concerns

When forensic scientists evaluate and report on the probative strength of single DNA traces, they commonly rely on only one number, expressing the rarity of the DNA profile in the population of interest. This is so because the focus is on propositions regarding the source of the recovered trace mate...

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Main Authors: Alex Biedermann, Christophe Champod, Graham Jackson, Peter Gill, Duncan Taylor, John Butler, Niels Morling, Tacha Hicks Champod, Joelle Vuille, Franco Taroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
interpretation
Hierarchy of propositions
Probative value
Forensic DNA
Probability assignment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2016.00215/full

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