Case pre-assessment and review in a two-way transfer case

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-111

  Cook, R ^a   Evett, I W ^b   Jackson, G ^c   Jones, P J ^d   Lambert, J A ^b  

^a Forensic Science Service   (United Kingdom)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d Forensic Science Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Decision making; Fibres; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Probability; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYPOTHESIS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032913745     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72028-9     Document Type: Article

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