Forensics in law enforcement

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Title:

Author:

Shoester, Maria V.

ISBN:

9781600211645

Publication Information:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2006.

Physical Description:

246 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

National forensic DNA study report / Nicholas P. Lovrich ... [et al.] -- Increasing the predictability and success rate of skeletal evidence typing : using physical characteristics of bone as a metric for DNA quality and quantity / David Foran -- Decreased turn-around time for forensic genetic testing / Barry Duceman -- Forensic applications of Y chromosome STRs and SNPs / Michael Hammer and Alan J. Redd -- Validation of a DNA method for the individualization of plant evidence / Heather Miller Coyle ... [et al.] -- Using DNA to solve cold cases / Shirley S. Abrahamson ... [et al.] -- Advancing justice through DNA technology / United States Department of Justice.

Subject Term:

Forensic genetics.

DNA fingerprinting.

Law enforcement.

Criminal investigation.

Evidence, Expert.

Forensic sciences.

Added Author:

Shoester, Maria V.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0611/2006010281.html

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Summary

In recent years forensic DNA evidence has been used by agencies and actors in the criminal justice system more and more frequently to both convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent. Cases that previously may have been unsolveable have been transformed into solvable cases where viable suspects can be identified and arrested or removed from suspect lists. This book presents examinations of how DNA, and some other forensic methods, are being used by our justice system and the issues that surround these uses.