Trace DNA analysis: Do you know what your neighbour is doing?. A multi-jurisdictional survey

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-28

  Raymond, Jennifer J ^a,b   van Oorschot, Roland A H ^c   Walsh, Simon J ^d   Roux, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c Victoria Police Forensic Service Centre   (Australia)

^d AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crime scene investigation; DNA profiling; Forensic management; Methods; Survey; Trace DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTAMINATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EDUCATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGER; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF;

AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; DATA COLLECTION; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 36148989635     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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