CONTENTS

• Jurisdiction: Australia

CONTENTS

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Authors .......................................................................................................... [80A.10]

ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY

INTRODUCTION

Why do we need statistics to interpret DNA profiles? .................................. [80A.100]

What does a DNA profile tell us? ................................................................. [80A.120]

What kind of information does a DNA profile NOT provide? ....................... [80A.140]

LABORATORY ERROR

Overview ....................................................................................................... [80A.300]

MATCH PROBABILITY

Overview ....................................................................................................... [80A.400]

Can we ever be certain that the suspect is the source of the DNA at the crime scene? ............................................................................................ [80A.420]

If alleles are not unique, are whole profiles unique?.................................... [80A.440]

Is DNA typing different from other comparative forensic techniques in this respect? .................................................................................................... [80A.460]

APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE MATCH PROBABILITY PROBLEM

Overview ....................................................................................................... [80A.600]

What assumptions are made? ...................................................................... [80A.620]

Which population? ........................................................................................ [80A.640]

Drawing conclusions from a population database........................................ [80A.660]

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