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Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation

Book2015

Authors:

John M. Butler

Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation

Book2015

 

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    Appendix 1 - STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data

    Pages 497-518

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    Appendix 2 - NRC I & NRC II Recommendations

    Pages 519-528

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    Appendix 3 - DAB Recommendations on Statistics

    Pages 529-536

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    Appendix 4 - Worked Mixture Example

    Pages 537-567

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    Index

    Pages 569-585

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Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler’s internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. Intended as a third-edition companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2010 and Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology published in 2012, this book contains 16 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field. Over 80 % of the content of this book is new compared to previous editions.

Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler’s internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. Intended as a third-edition companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2010 and Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology published in 2012, this book contains 16 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field. Over 80 % of the content of this book is new compared to previous editions.

Key Features

  • Provides forensic DNA analysts coverage of the crucial topic of DNA mixture interpretation and statistical analysis of DNA evidence
  • Worked mixture examples illustrate the impact of different statistical approaches for reporting results
  • Includes allele frequencies for 24 commonly used autosomal STR loci, the revised Quality Assurance Standards which went into effect September 2011
  • Provides forensic DNA analysts coverage of the crucial topic of DNA mixture interpretation and statistical analysis of DNA evidence
  • Worked mixture examples illustrate the impact of different statistical approaches for reporting results
  • Includes allele frequencies for 24 commonly used autosomal STR loci, the revised Quality Assurance Standards which went into effect September 2011

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978-0-12-405213-0

Language

English

Published

2015

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Academic Press

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Authors

John M. Butler

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA