Download or read book Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories 1998 written by Greg W. Steadman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book National Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories 2001 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study contains data from a survey of publicly operated forensic crime labs that perform deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. The survey was a follow-up to the initial survey of DNA crime labs in 1998 (ICPSR study 2879). The survey included questions about each lab's budget, personnel, procedures, equipment, and workloads in terms of known subject cases, unknown subject cases, and convicted offender DNA samples. The survey was sent to 135 forensic laboratories, and 124 responses were received from individual public laboratories and headquarters for statewide forensic crime laboratory systems. The responses included 110 publicly funded forensic laboratories that performed DNA testing in 47 states.
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Download or read book The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-12-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992 the National Research Council issued DNA Technology in Forensic Science, a book that documented the state of the art in this emerging field. Recently, this volume was brought to worldwide attention in the murder trial of celebrity O. J. Simpson. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence reports on developments in population genetics and statistics since the original volume was published. The committee comments on statements in the original book that proved controversial or that have been misapplied in the courts. This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic toolâ€"modifying some recommendations presented in the 1992 volume. The update addresses two major areas: Determination of DNA profiles. The committee considers how laboratory errors (particularly false matches) can arise, how errors might be reduced, and how to take into account the fact that the error rate can never be reduced to zero. Interpretation of a finding that the DNA profile of a suspect or victim matches the evidence DNA. The committee addresses controversies in population genetics, exploring the problems that arise from the mixture of groups and subgroups in the American population and how this substructure can be accounted for in calculating frequencies. This volume examines statistical issues in interpreting frequencies as probabilities, including adjustments when a suspect is found through a database search. The committee includes a detailed discussion of what its recommendations would mean in the courtroom, with numerous case citations. By resolving several remaining issues in the evaluation of this increasingly important area of forensic evidence, this technical update will be important to forensic scientists and population geneticistsâ€"and helpful to attorneys, judges, and others who need to understand DNA and the law. Anyone working in laboratories and in the courts or anyone studying this issue should own this book.
Download or read book The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-01-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992 the National Research Council issued DNA Technology in Forensic Science, a book that documented the state of the art in this emerging field. Recently, this volume was brought to worldwide attention in the murder trial of celebrity O. J. Simpson. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence reports on developments in population genetics and statistics since the original volume was published. The committee comments on statements in the original book that proved controversial or that have been misapplied in the courts. This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic toolâ€"modifying some recommendations presented in the 1992 volume. The update addresses two major areas: Determination of DNA profiles. The committee considers how laboratory errors (particularly false matches) can arise, how errors might be reduced, and how to take into account the fact that the error rate can never be reduced to zero. Interpretation of a finding that the DNA profile of a suspect or victim matches the evidence DNA. The committee addresses controversies in population genetics, exploring the problems that arise from the mixture of groups and subgroups in the American population and how this substructure can be accounted for in calculating frequencies. This volume examines statistical issues in interpreting frequencies as probabilities, including adjustments when a suspect is found through a database search. The committee includes a detailed discussion of what its recommendations would mean in the courtroom, with numerous case citations. By resolving several remaining issues in the evaluation of this increasingly important area of forensic evidence, this technical update will be important to forensic scientists and population geneticistsâ€"and helpful to attorneys, judges, and others who need to understand DNA and the law. Anyone working in laboratories and in the courts or anyone studying this issue should own this book.
Download or read book DNA Technology in Forensic Science written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on DNA Technology in Forensic Science and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting p. 1) -- 1 Introduction (starting p. 27) -- Background (starting p. 27) -- Genetic Basis of DNA Typing (starting p. 32) -- Technological Basis of DNA Typing (starting p. 36) -- Population Genetics Relevant to the Interpretation of DNA Typing (starting p. 44) -- Characteristics of an Optimal Forensic DNA Typing System (starting p. 48) -- References (starting p. 49) -- 2 DNA Typing: Technical Considerations (starting p. 51) -- Essentials of a Forensic DNA Typing Procedure (starting p. 52) -- Technical Issues in RFLP Analysis (starting p. 56) -- Technical Issues in PCR-Based Methods (starting p. 63) -- National Committee on Forensic DNA Typing (starting p. 70) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 72) -- References (starting p. 73) -- 3 DNA Typing: Statistical Basis for Interpretation (starting p. 74) -- Estimating the Population Frequency of a DNA Pattern (starting p. 75) -- Determining Allele Frequencies in a Population Databank (starting p. 85) -- Implications of Genetic Correlations among Relatives (starting p. 86) -- Implications of Increased Power of DNA Typing Compared with Conventional Serology (starting p. 88) -- Laboratory Error Rates (starting p. 88) -- Toward a Firm Foundation for Statistical Interpretation (starting p. 89) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 94) -- References (starting p. 95) -- 4 Ensuring High Standards (starting p. 97) -- Defining the Principles of Quality Assurance (starting p. 98) -- Potential Methods for Ensuring Quality (starting p. 99) -- Quality Assurance in Related Fields (starting p. 101) -- Initial Efforts Toward Establishing Standards in Forensic DNA Typing (starting p. 102) -- A Regulatory Program for DNA Typing (starting p. 104) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 108) -- References (starting p. 109) -- 5 Forensic DNA Databanks and Privacy of Information (starting p. 111) -- Comparison of DNA Profiles and Latent Fingerprints (starting p. 111) -- Confidentiality and Security (starting p. 113) -- Methodological Standardization (starting p. 116) -- Cost Versus Benefit (starting p. 117) -- Whose Samples Should Be Included? (starting p. 118) -- Sample Storage (starting p. 122) -- Information To Be Included and Maintained in a Databank (starting p. 122) -- Rules on Accessibility (starting p. 123) -- Statistical Interpretation of Databank Matches (starting p. 124) -- Status of Databank Development (starting p. 124) -- Model Cooperative Information Resource (starting p. 126) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 128) -- References (starting p. 129) -- 6 Use of DNA Information in the Legal System (starting p. 131) -- Admissibility (starting p. 132) -- DNA Databanks on Convicted Felons: Legal Aspects (starting p. 142) -- Assessing the Admissibility of Evidence Based on Results of Further Advances in DNA Technology (starting p. 143) -- Suggestions For Use ofDNA Evidence (starting p. 145) -- DNA Evidence and the Various Parties in the Legal System (starting p. 146) -- Testing Laboratories (starting p. 148) -- Protective Orders (starting p. 148) -- Availability and Cost of Experts (starting p. 148) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 149) -- References (starting p. 150) -- 7 DNA Typing and Society (starting p. 152) -- Economic Aspects (starting p. 153) -- Ethical Aspects (starting p. 154) -- Abuse and Misuse of DNA Information (starting p. 158) -- Expectations (starting p. 160) -- Accountability and Public Scrutiny (starting p. 162) -- International Exchange (starting p. 162) -- Summary of Recommendations (starting p. 163) -- References (starting p. 163) -- Organizational Abbreviations (starting p. 165) -- Glossary (starting p. 167) -- Biographical Information on Committee Members (starting p. 173) -- Participants (starting p. 179) -- Index (starting p. 179).
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Download or read book Inside the Cell written by Erin E Murphy and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josiah Sutton was convicted of rape. He was five inches shorter and 65 pounds lighter than the suspect described by the victim, but at trial a lab analyst testified that his DNA was found at the crime scene. His case looked like many others -- arrest, swab, match, conviction. But there was just one problem -- Sutton was innocent. We think of DNA forensics as an infallible science that catches the bad guys and exonerates the innocent. But when the science goes rogue, it can lead to a gross miscarriage of justice. Erin Murphy exposes the dark side of forensic DNA testing: crime labs that receive little oversight and produce inconsistent results; prosecutors who push to test smaller and poorer-quality samples, inviting error and bias; law-enforcement officers who compile massive, unregulated, and racially skewed DNA databases; and industry lobbyists who push policies of "stop and spit." DNA testing is rightly seen as a transformative technological breakthrough, but we should be wary of placing such a powerful weapon in the hands of the same broken criminal justice system that has produced mass incarceration, privileged government interests over personal privacy, and all too often enforced the law in a biased or unjust manner. Inside the Cell exposes the truth about forensic DNA, and shows us what it will take to harness the power of genetic identification in service of accuracy and fairness.
Download or read book DNA Crime Labs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.
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