- 01 Introduction
- 02 Biology of DNA
- 03 Practical Issues Specific to DNA Evidence
- 04 Introduction to the Forensic DNA Laboratory
- 05 Assuring Quality in DNA Testing
- 06 Understanding a Forensic DNA Lab Report
- 07 Statistics and Population Genetics
- 08 Mitochondrial DNA & Y-STR Analysis
- 09 Forensic DNA Databases
- 10 Collection of DNA Evidence from Suspects and Arrestees
- 11 Pretrial DNA Evidence Issues
- 12 Victim Issues
- 13 Trial Presentation
- 14 Postconviction DNA Cases
- 15 Emerging Trends
Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
for Officers of the Court
Module 7 :: Statistics
Topic 1 :: Introduction
Historical Perspective of DNA Evidence Interpretation
The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences published a report in 1992, DNA Technology in Forensic Science (NRC I), that made several recommendations regarding analysis and interpretation of forensic DNA evidence. Access NRC I at http://www.nap.edu/ books/0309045878/html.
At that time, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technologies were most commonly used for forensic DNA analysis. The NRC committee concluded that RFLP forensic DNA analysis methods were reliable and that even a 3- or 4-locus RFLP "match" was considered a rare event.
