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Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation
1st Edition - July 28, 2014
Author: John M. Butler
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780124052130
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eBook ISBN:9780124058545
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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…Read more
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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.
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
Researchers and practitioners in forensic DNA analysis, forensic scientists; legal professionals, military, private and public forensic laboratories, forensic science graduate and post-graduate students.
About this Book
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Section I. Data Interpretation
Chapter 1. Data Interpretation Overview
Purpose of This Book
The Interpretation Process
Characteristics of Ideal Data
Guidance for DNA Interpretation
A Match or not a Match: That is the Question…
STR Loci, Kits, and Population Data
Summary
Chapter 2. Data, Models, Thresholds
Data Collection in ABI Genetic Analyzers
Models
Thresholds Used in STR Typing
Setting and Using Analytical Thresholds
Chapter 3. STR Alleles and Amplification Artifacts
Chapter 16. Laboratory Reports: Communicating Results and Conclusions
Introduction
Drawing Conclusions
Report Writing
Report & Case Review
Report Release
Report Comprehension and Potential Misuse
Summary
Appendix 1. STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data
Appendix 2. NRC I & NRC II Recommendations
Appendix 3. DAB Recommendations on Statistics
Appendix 4. Worked Mixture Example
Index
No. of pages: 608
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: July 28, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780124052130
eBook ISBN: 9780124058545
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John M. Butler
John M. Butler is a NIST Fellow and Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science, Office of Special Programs, at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Butler earned his PhD from the University of Virginia while doing DNA research in the FBI Laboratory's Forensic Science Research Unit. He has won numerous scientific awards, including being named Science Watch’s #1 world-wide high-impact author in legal medicine and forensic science over the last decade (July 2011). He has over 150 publications in this field and is a frequent presenter on the topic of DNA typing, and has authored four other DNA Typing books including Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology. For a detailed CV, visit http://www.cstl.nist.gov/strbase/butler.htm.
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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