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Author:   Jane Moira Taupin (Greensboro, Victoria, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.444kg
ISBN:  

9781138495678

ISBN 10:   1138495670
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   02 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface – Aims and Scope Acknowledgements About the Author Chapter 1 Complex DNA evidence 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Simple versus complex DNA evidence 1.2 Increased sensitivity 1.3 Increased technology 1.4 Uncertainty 1.4.1 Illusion of scientific certainty 1.4.2 DNA profile ‘match’ 1.5 History of exhibit or provenance and context 1.6 Trace DNA 1.7 Conclusion 1.8 References Chapter 2 Complex DNA profiles 2.0 Introduction 2.1 The derivation of a DNA profile 2.2 How long does it take to obtain a DNA profile? 2.3 DNA profile comparison 2.3.1 Simple single source DNA profiles 2.3.2 The sex marker amelogenin 2.3.3 Autosomal markers 2.3.4 Artifacts 2.3.5 Stutter 2.3.6 Degraded DNA profiles 2.3.7 Inhibited DNA profiles 2.4 DNA mixture profiles 2.4.1 Number of contributors 2.4.2 Complex DNA mixtures 2.5 Low level DNA and partial DNA profiles 2.5.1 Stochastic effects 2.5.2 Repeat analysis 2.6 Dropout 2.7 Dropin 2.8 Complexity threshold 2.9 Enhanced interrogation 2.10 Direct PCR 2.11 Rapid DNA 2.12 References Chapter 3 Statistical evaluation of complex DNA evidence 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Statistical interpretation and wording 3.2 Errors during analysis 3.3 Errors of interpretation or in conveying the statistical meaning 3.3.1 Transposition of the conditional 3.3.2 Association error 3.4 Statistics – weight of evidence for DNA profiles 3.4.1 Likelihood ratio 3.4.2 Formulation 3.4.3 Framework of propositions 3.4.4 Binary to continuous models 3.5 Probabilistic reasoning 3.5.1 Variability between systems 3.5.2 Variability within the same system 3.5.3 Application to the real world 3.5.4 Specificity 3.5.5 Validation 3.5.6 Open source versus closed source 3.6 Hierarchy of propositions 3.7 Fallacious reasoning 3.7.1 Assumption of independence 3.7.2 Combining multiple pieces of diverse evidence 3.8 References Chapter 4 Transfer 4.0 Introduction 4.1 Transfer principles 4.2 Trace DNA 4.3 Trace DNA transfer 4.4 Tertiary and higher levels of transfer 4.5 Persistence, prevalence and recovery 4.5.1 Persistence, prevalence and recovery in context 4.5.2 Persistence 4.5.3 Prevalence and ‘background DNA’ 4.5.4 Non-self DNA 4.5.5 Detection and recovery 4.6 Skin 4.6.1 Skin DNA 4.6.2 Shedder status 4.7 Hands and fingernails 4.7.1 Hands 4.7.2 Fingernails 4.8 Wearer DNA 4.9 Investigator mediated transfer 4.10 Extrapolating experimental data to casework 4.11 Direct versus indirect transfer estimations 4.12 References Chapter 5 Integrity 5.0 Introduction 5.1 Documentation 5.2 The scene environment 5.3 Personal protection equipment 5.4 The mortuary 5.5 Packaging, handling and transport 5.6 Crime scene laboratories 5.7 Fingerprint laboratories 5.8 Forensic laboratory examination 5.9 Staff reference samples 5.9.1 Laboratory staff contamination 5.9.2 Police staff contamination 5.10 History 5.10.1 Laundering of clothing and other fabric items 5.11 Controls 5.12 References Chapter 6 Familial DNA searching 6.0 Introduction 6.1 Searching DNA databases 6.2 Familial DNA searching 6.2.1 Introduction of familial DNA searching 6.2.2 Techniques used 6.3 SNP testing 6.4 Ancestry DNA testing 6.5 Long range or extended familial DNA searching 6.6 Forensic DNA phenotyping and epigenetics 6.7 Rogue DNA databases 6.8 References Glossary of terms

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Jane Moira Taupin is an independent forensic science consultant and trainer. She earned her MA in criminology from the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Her thesis on the impact of DNA profiling was one of the first in the field. She has presented biological expert evidence in courts of law and DNA profiling evidence in court. She has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals on trace evidence, clothing damage and blood pattern analysis. She has also co-authored a text on the forensic examination of clothing and is the author of another on DNA profiling in criminal cases for the legal and forensic communities. She has received several awards in recognition and support of her work from national and international sources.

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