Science & Justice
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 204-208 , December 2011

Subjectivity and bias in forensic DNA mixture interpretation

  • Itiel E. Dror

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London (UCL), London, UK
    • Cognitive Consultants International (CCI), London, UK
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  • Greg Hampikian

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Biology and Criminal Justice, Boise State University, USA

Received 30 July 2010 ,Revised 30 July 2011 ,Accepted 4 August 2011.

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☆ One sentence summary: DNA mixture interpretation is subjective and may be susceptible to bias by extraneous context, as evidenced by conflicting conclusions concerning the inclusion or exclusion of suspects.

PII: S1355-0306(11)00096-7

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.08.004

Science & Justice
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 204-208 , December 2011

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