Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation

Description

The first edition of Forensic DNA Typing, published in 2001, by John Butler quickly established itself as the gold-standard reference for the field. Over the next ten years, the vast amount of new information uncovered has resulted in this new volume, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation. This book builds upon the previous two editions of Forensic DNA Typing books, but with a focus on mixture interpretation and statistical analysis and is a companion to the bestselling Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology, published in September 2011.

Table of contents

Section 1: DATA INTERPRETATION
Chapter 1: Data Interpretation Overview
Chapter 2: Data, Models, & Thresholds
Chapter 3: STR Alleles & Artifacts
Chapter 4: STR Genotypes
Chapter 5: STR Profiles
Chapter 6: DNA Mixtures
Chapter 7: Low-Level DNA & Complex Mixtures
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Data Collection

Section 2: STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION
Chapter 9: Statistical Interpretation Overview
Chapter 10: STR Population Data Analysis
Chapter 11: DNA Profile Frequency Estimates
Chapter 12: DNA Mixture Statistics
Chapter 13: Coping with Missing Alleles
Chapter 14: Relationship Testing: Kinship Statistics
Chapter 15: Lineage Marker Statistics
Chapter 16: Laboratory Reports: Communicating Results and Conclusions

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data
Appendix 2: NRC I and NRC II Recommendations
Appendix 3: DAB Recommendations on Statistics
Appendix 4: Worked Mixture Example (by Dr. Michael D. Coble)