The following overview reflects information shared in presentations from multiple workshop speakers. They should not be construed as consensus or exhaustive definitions of the topics discussed. What ...

WASHINGTON, DC (4/24/19) – The team that created STRmix™ – sophisticated forensic software used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be too complex to interpret – is launching DBLR™, an ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. This overview describes the essentials of the subject with a minimum of jargon, ...

Likelihood ratios are used to assess the strength of DNA evidence and how likely it is that DNA found at a crime scene belongs to specific individuals. “The Common Donor function in the new version of ...

Blood groups and isozymes have been used for many years as evidence on identity and paternity. With the introduction of HLA and other more polymorphic systems it became possible not only to exclude a ...

Over the summer, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, which sets standards for physical evidence in state courts, came to an unsettling conclusion: There was something wrong with how state labs were ...