A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling

Scott Bader

ISBN 10: 1118751523 / ISBN 13: 9781118751527

Published by Wiley Mär 2016, 2016

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Neuware - The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those needing to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information. Combining material from the successful Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science with newly commissioned and updated material, the Editors have used their own extensive experience in criminal casework across the world to compile an informative guide that will provide knowledge and thought-provoking articles of interest to anyone involved or interested in the use of DNA in the forensic context.Following extensive introductory chapters covering forensic DNA profiling and forensic genetics, this comprehensive volume presents a substantial breadth of material covering:\* Fundamental material - including sources of DNA, validation, and accreditation\* Analysis and interpretation - including, extraction, quantification, amplification and interpretation of electropherograms (epgs)\* Evaluation - including mixtures, low template, and transfer\* Applications - databases, paternity and kinship, mitochondrial-DNA, wildlife DNA, single-nucleotide polymorphism, phenotyping and familial searching\* Court - report writing, discovery, cross examination, and current controversiesWith contributions from leading experts across the whole gamut of forensic science, this volume is intended to be authoritative but not authoritarian, informative but comprehensible, and comprehensive but concise. It will prove to be a valuable addition, and useful resource, for scientists, lawyers, teachers, criminologists, and judges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling
• Publisher: Wiley Mär 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118751523
• ISBN 13: 9781118751527
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 185H x 25D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1080 grams

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Synopsis

A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling

A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling

The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those requiring to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information. Combining material from the successful Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science with newly commissioned and updated material, the Editors have used their own extensive experience in criminal casework across the world to compile an informative guide that will provide knowledge and thought-provoking articles of interest to anyone involved or interested in the use of DNA in the forensic context.

Following extensive introductory chapters covering forensic DNA profiling and forensic genetics, this comprehensive volume presents a substantial breadth of material covering:

• Fundamental material―including sources of DNA, validation, and accreditation
• Analysis and interpretation―including extraction, quantification, amplification, and interpretation of electropherograms (epgs)
• Evaluation―including mixtures, low template, and transfer
• Applications―databases, paternity and kinship, mitochondrial DNA, wildlife DNA, single-nucleotide polymorphism, phenotyping, and familial searching
• Court―report writing, discovery, cross examination, and current controversies

With contributions from leading experts across the whole gamut of forensic science, this volume is intended to be authoritative but not authoritarian, informative but comprehensible, and comprehensive but concise. It will prove to be a valuable addition, and a useful resource, for scientists, lawyers, teachers, criminologists, and judges.

About the Author

Editors

Allan Jamieson and Scott Bader
The Forensic Institute, Glasgow, UK