How reliable is the sub-population model in DNA testimony?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 144-148

  Buckleton, John S ^a   Curran, James M ^b   Walsh, Simon J ^c  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA evidence; HWE; LE; Product rule; Sub population model

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; WITNESS;

EID: 32644453010     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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