Evaluating DNA profile evidence when the suspect is identified through a database search.

The paper is concerned with the strength of DNA evidence when a suspect is identified via a search through a database of the DNA profiles of known individuals. Consideration of the appropriate likelihood ratio shows that in this setting the DNA evidence is (slightly) stronger than when a suspect is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Balding, D, Donnelly, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996