{"product_id":"the-evaluation-of-forensic-dna-national-research-council-9780309121941","title":"The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1992 the National Research Council issued \u003ci\u003eDNA Technology in Forensic Science\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e 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 tool--modifying some recommendations presented in the 1992 volume. The update addresses two major areas: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermination 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterpretation 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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 geneticists--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309121949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309121941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447636570367,"sku":"9780309121941","price":55.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4714dec4-2ca9-4032-82ae-2ee38dabaf4b.jpg?v=1777234020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evaluation-of-forensic-dna-national-research-council-9780309121941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}