DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges
Understanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA quantities and profile types being obtained given particular scenarios and circumstances, is paramount when performing, and givi...
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| author | Roland A. H. van Oorschot Georgina E. Meakin Bas Kokshoorn Mariya Goray Bianca Szkuta |
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| description | Understanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA quantities and profile types being obtained given particular scenarios and circumstances, is paramount when performing, and giving guidance on, evaluations of DNA findings given activity level propositions (activity level evaluations). In late 2018 and early 2019, three major reviews were published on aspects of DNA-TPPR, with each advocating the need for further research and other actions to support the conduct of DNA-related activity level evaluations. Here, we look at how challenges are being met, primarily by providing a synopsis of DNA-TPPR-related articles published since the conduct of these reviews and briefly exploring some of the actions taken by industry stakeholders towards addressing identified gaps. Much has been carried out in recent years, and efforts continue, to meet the challenges to continually improve the capacity of forensic experts to provide the guidance sought by the judiciary with respect to the transfer of DNA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8280c87edea047d190c40fc765d5654e2023-11-22T23:28:29ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252021-11-011211176610.3390/genes12111766DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting ChallengesRoland A. H. van Oorschot0Georgina E. Meakin1Bas Kokshoorn2Mariya Goray3Bianca Szkuta4Office of the Chief Forensic Scientist, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Macleod, VIC 3085, AustraliaCentre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, AustraliaNetherlands Forensic Institute, 2497 GB The Hague, The NetherlandsCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, AustraliaUnderstanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA quantities and profile types being obtained given particular scenarios and circumstances, is paramount when performing, and giving guidance on, evaluations of DNA findings given activity level propositions (activity level evaluations). In late 2018 and early 2019, three major reviews were published on aspects of DNA-TPPR, with each advocating the need for further research and other actions to support the conduct of DNA-related activity level evaluations. Here, we look at how challenges are being met, primarily by providing a synopsis of DNA-TPPR-related articles published since the conduct of these reviews and briefly exploring some of the actions taken by industry stakeholders towards addressing identified gaps. Much has been carried out in recent years, and efforts continue, to meet the challenges to continually improve the capacity of forensic experts to provide the guidance sought by the judiciary with respect to the transfer of DNA.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/11/1766DNA transferDNA persistenceDNA prevalenceDNA recoveryactivity level evaluationforensic science |
| spellingShingle | Roland A. H. van Oorschot Georgina E. Meakin Bas Kokshoorn Mariya Goray Bianca Szkuta DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges Genes DNA transfer DNA persistence DNA prevalence DNA recovery activity level evaluation forensic science |
| title | DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges |
| title_full | DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges |
| title_fullStr | DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges |
| title_short | DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges |
| title_sort | dna transfer in forensic science recent progress towards meeting challenges |
| topic | DNA transfer DNA persistence DNA prevalence DNA recovery activity level evaluation forensic science |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/11/1766 |
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