Dealing with DNA Evidence : A Legal Guide
Andrei. Semikhodskii
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (196 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes and Regulations; Chapter 1. Introduction to criminal DNA analysis; Chapter 2. Forensic DNA testing; Chapter 3. Interpretation and statistical evaluation of DNA evidence; Chapter 4. Criminal DNA databases; Chapter 5. The pitfalls of DNA testing; Chapter 6. DNA testing errors; Chapter 7. DNA evidence interpretation errors; Chapter 8. DNA evidence during trial; Chapter 9. Challenging DNA evidence in the courtroom; Chapter 10. Post-convictional DNA testing; Chapter 11. Ethical aspects of DNA testing. - ReferencesGlossary; Index. - Giving the reader an in-depth understanding of DNA evidence in criminal practice, this text explains in clear language how DNA evidence is obtained and how it can be successfully challenged in court to minimize its impact or even dismiss it completely. Since it first entered the criminal legal practice DNA has become an indispensable tool in fighting crime, as it allows both unambiguous identification of the criminal by traces of biological material left at the crime scene as well as acquitting innocent suspects. This book:outlines the various types of testing u
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| ISBN | 9781845680497
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