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Forensic DNA Typing
- Erin Murphy1
- Vol. 1:497-515(Volume publication date January 2018)
- First published as a Review in Advance on October 13, 2017
- © Annual Reviews
Abstract
Forensic DNA testing has rapidly become an invaluable tool for identifying suspects and proving guilt in criminal cases. But as DNA technologies evolve and databases grow, a broad range of issues concerning the science, statistics, and social policy of forensic DNA testing have surfaced. This article reviews some of the emerging challenges in the field.