Dealing With Dna Evidence: A Legal Guide
by Andrei Semikhodskii /
2007 / English / PDF
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Giving the reader an in-depth understanding of DNA evidence in
criminal practice, this text explains in clear language how DNA
evidence is obtained and how it can be successfully challenged in
court to minimize its impact or even dismiss it completely.
Giving the reader an in-depth understanding of DNA evidence in
criminal practice, this text explains in clear language how DNA
evidence is obtained and how it can be successfully challenged in
court to minimize its impact or even dismiss it completely.
Since it first entered the criminal legal practice DNA has become
an indispensable tool in fighting crime, as it allows both
unambiguous identification of the criminal by traces of
biological material left at the crime scene as well as acquitting
innocent suspects.
Since it first entered the criminal legal practice DNA has become
an indispensable tool in fighting crime, as it allows both
unambiguous identification of the criminal by traces of
biological material left at the crime scene as well as acquitting
innocent suspects.
This book:
This book:outlines the various types of testing used to obtain DNA
evidence
outlines the various types of testing used to obtain DNA
evidencehighlights the weaknesses of DNA testing, presenting and
discussing defence strategies for refuting DNA evidence
highlights the weaknesses of DNA testing, presenting and
discussing defence strategies for refuting DNA evidenceshows how DNA should be treated as just another piece of
evidence and how on its own it is often not enough to
convict someone of a particular crime.
shows how DNA should be treated as just another piece of
evidence and how on its own it is often not enough to
convict someone of a particular crime.
This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of
criminal law and practice and forensic science and law.
This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of
criminal law and practice and forensic science and law.
