“Source” or “activity”: what is the level of issue in a criminal trial?

Graham Jackson; Alex Biedermann

doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01253.x

“Source” or “activity”: what is the level of issue in a criminal trial?

Graham Jackson, Alex Biedermann

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Abstract

With DNA evidence, so‐called match probabilities are potentially misleading if they are used to answer questions that they are not designed to answer. Are we interested in who is the source of the detected DNA, or are we interested in whether a particular alleged activity occurred? Graham Jackson and Alex Biedermann explore this issue.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-39
Number of pages	4
Journal	Significance
Volume	16
Issue number	2
Early online date	1 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01253.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2019

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Jackson, G., & Biedermann, A. (2019). “Source” or “activity”: what is the level of issue in a criminal trial? Significance, 16(2), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01253.x

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