The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those needing to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information. Combining material from the successful Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science with newly commissioned and updated material, the Editors have used their own extensive experience in criminal casework across the world to compile an informative guide that will provide knowledge and thought–provoking articles of interest to anyone involved or interested in the use of DNA in the forensic context. Following extensive introductory chapters covering forensic DNA profiling and forensic genetics, this comprehensive volume presents a substantial breadth of material covering: Fundamental material including sources of DNA, validation, and accreditation Analysis and interpretation including, extraction, quantification, amplification and interpretation of electropherograms (epgs) Evaluation including mixtures, low template, and transfer Applications databases, paternity and kinship, mitochondrial–DNA, wildlife DNA, single–nucleotide polymorphism, phenotyping and familial searching Court – report writing, discovery, cross examination, and current controversies With contributions from leading experts across the whole gamut of forensic science, this volume is intended to be authoritative but not authoritarian, informative but comprehensible, and comprehensive but concise. It will prove to be a valuable addition, and useful resource, for scientists, lawyers, teachers, criminologists, and judges. INDICE: Contributors ix .Foreword xiii .Preface xv .Glossary xvii .Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii .1 Introduction to Forensic Genetics 1 Scott Bader .2 DNA:An Overview 7 Eleanor Alison May Graham .3 DNA 27 Simon J. Walsh .4 Introduction to Forensic DNA Profiling The Electropherogram (epg) 35 Allan Jamieson .5 Biological Stains 49 Peter R. Gunn .6 Sources of DNA 57 Sally–Ann Harbison .7 Identification and Individualization 67 Christophe Champod .8 Transfer 71 Georgina E. Meakin .9 Laboratory Accreditation 77 Allan Jamieson .10 Validation 83 Campbell A. Ruddock .11 Extraction 95 Campbell Ruddock .12 Quantitation 103 Robert I. O Brien .13 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 111 Campbell Ruddock .14 Interpretation of Mixtures; Graphical 115 Allan Jamieson .15 DNA Mixture Interpretation 129 Dan E. Krane .16 Degraded Samples 137 Jason R. Gilder .17 Ceiling Principle: DNA 143 Simon J. Walsh .18 Y–Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats 145 Jack Ballantyne and Erin K. Hanson .19 Expert Systems in DNA Interpretation 151 Hinda Haned and Peter Gill .20 Paternity Testing 159 Burkhard Rolf and Peter Wiegand .21 Observer Effects 167 William C. Thompson .22 Databases 171 Simon J. Walsh .23 Missing Persons and Paternity: DNA 179 Bruce S. Weir .24 Familial Searching 189 Klaas Slooten and Ronald Meester .25 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 199 Claus Børsting, Vania Pereira, Jeppe D. Andersen, and Niels Morling .26 Mini–STRs 217 Michael D. Coble and Rebecca S. Just .27 Phenotype 223 Tony Frudakis .28 Mitochondrial DNA: Profiling 239 Terry Melton .29 Geographical Identification by Viral Genotyping 245 Hiroshi Ikegaya, Pekka J. Saukko, Yoshinao Katsumata, and Takehiko Takatori .30 Microbial Forensics 253 Bruce Budowle and Phillip C. Williamson .31 Wildlife Crime 265 Lucy M.I. Webster .32 DNA Databases The Significance of Unique Hits and the Database Controversy 271 Ronald Meester .33 DNA Databases and Evidentiary Issues 279 Simon J. Walsh and John S. Buckleton .34 Communicating Probabilistic Forensic Evidence in Court 289 Jonathan J. Koehler .35 Report Writing for Courts 301 Rhonda Marie Wheate .36 Discovery of Expert Findings 307 Rhonda M. Wheate .37 Ethical Rules of Expert Behavior 315 Andre A. Moenssens .38 Verbal Scales: A Legal Perspective 321 Tony Ward .39 Direct Examination of Experts 327 Andre Moenssens .40 Cross–Examination of Experts 331 Andre Moenssens .41 DNA in the UK Courts 335 Rhonda Marie Wheate .42 Legal Issues with Forensic DNA in the USA 347 Christopher A. Flood .43 Controversies in DNA 361 Allan Jamieson .44 Future Technologies and Challenges 373 Allan Jamieson .Index 385
- ISBN: 978-1-118-75152-7
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 456
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés