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    DNA for the defense bar / DNA Initiative.

    • Title:DNA for the defense bar / DNA Initiative.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:President's DNA Initiative (U.S.)
      National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
    • Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : National Institute of Justice, 2012.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:DNA fingerprinting.
      Evidence (Law)--United States.
    • Medical Subjects: DNA Fingerprinting
    • Description:ix, 177 pages : colour illustrations; 28 cm.
    • Additional formats:Also available on the Internet.
    • Notes:"June 2012".
      "NCJ 237975".
      Appendixes A-I are only available electronically at nij.gov/pubs-sum/237975.htm.
      1 erratum page tipped in.
      Includes bibliographical references.
      System requirements for Internet version: Adobe Acrobat reader.
      Mode of access: Internet via the World Wide Web.
    • Contents:DNA basics : the science of DNA
      Discovery : getting to know a case with DNA evidence
      DNA evidence : evaluation, assessment, and response
      DNA basics : laboratory issues
      DNA basics : understanding and evaluating test results
      DNA basics : pretrial preparation
      DNA basics : trial issues
      Delayed prosecutions, cold case hits, and CODIS
      Proactive uses of DNA. Appendix A. Recommendations of the Kinship and Data Analysis Panel (KADAP) to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City during the World Trade Center DNA identification effort
      Appendix B. Sample personal items submission form
      Appendix C. Sample family and/or donor reference collection form
      Appendix D. Sample family tree form
      Appendix E. Guidelines for family and/or donor reference collection kit components and oral swab collection instructions
      Appendix F. Issues to consider when outsourcing reference samples
      Appendix G. Identifying victims using DNA : a guide for families
      Appendix H. Sample analysis : an overview
      Appendix I. Additional references on statistical issues in DNA identification.
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