Is jurors' reasoning 'beyond reasonable doubt'?: examining juror decision making about DNA evidence

DNA evidence can place a suspect at a crime scene if their DNA profile matches the profile derived from crime scene DNA samples. It is presented as an error rate, the random match probability; the chance that the crime scene DNA could match persons other than the defendant. Despite this, it is frequ...

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Main Author: Macleod, Sonia (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: Colchester UK Data Service 2012
In:Year: 2012
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