The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence
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The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence

  1. 349 pages
  2. English
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The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence

About this book

Bridging law, genetics, and statistics, this book is an authoritative history of the long and tortuous process by which DNA science has been integrated into the American legal system.In a history both scientifically sophisticated and comprehensible to the nonspecialist, David H. Kaye weaves together molecular biology, population genetics, the legal rules of evidence, and theories of statistical reasoning as he describes the struggles between prosecutors and defense counsel over the admissibility of genetic proof of identity. Combining scientific exposition with stories of criminal investigations, scientific and legal hubris, and distortions on all sides, Kaye shows how the adversary system exacerbated divisions among scientists, how lawyers and experts obfuscated some issues and clarified others, how probability and statistics were manipulated and misunderstood, and how the need to convince lay judges influenced the scientific research. Looking to the future, Kaye uses probability theory to clarify legal concepts of relevance and probative value, and describes alternatives to race-based DNA profile frequencies.Essential reading for lawyers, judges, and expert witnesses in DNA cases, The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence is an informative and provocative contribution to the interdisciplinary study of law and science.

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Information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780674035881
eBook ISBN
9780674054110
Topic
Diritto
Subtopic
Teoria e pratica del diritto

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1. Before DNA: Genetic Markers
  10. Chapter 2. Trial by Mathematics
  11. Chapter 3. The Dawn of DNA Typing
  12. Chapter 4. The Emergence of VNTR Profiling
  13. Chapter 5. The Intensifying Debate over Probability and Population Genetics
  14. Chapter 6. The Initial Reaction to the 1992 NRC Report
  15. Chapter 7. Ending the Debate over Population Genetics
  16. Chapter 8. Moving Back to Errors and Relatives
  17. Chapter 9. Moving on to Short Tandem Repeat Loci
  18. Chapter 10. Transcending Race and Unscrambling Mixed Stains
  19. Chapter 11. Outside the Nucleus: Mitochondrial DNA
  20. Chapter 12. Stray Hairs
  21. Chapter 13. Learning from DNA
  22. Appendix: Timeline of Selected Developments in or Affecting Forensic Genetics
  23. Notes
  24. References
  25. Cases and Statutes
  26. Index

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