Some observations on the use of probability scales in forensic identification

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 228-241

  Broeders, A P A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Forensic evidence; Handwriting analysis; Likelihood ratio; Probability scales; Speaker identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249106441     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.1999.6.2.228     Document Type: Article

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