- DNA as a forensic instrument - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-1.3/dna-forensic.html
Article discussing the potential and limitations of DNA, published in 1996 by Columbia University, NY.
- How DNA Evidence Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
Introduction to the steps in DNA fingerprinting evidence gathering for law enforcement, and its application from Howstuffworks Inc., Raleigh, NC.
- STRBase - http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/
Short Tandem Repeat database for genetic mapping and identity testing, comprehensively explained and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
- Frontline - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/
Interviews in which DNA evidence was involved in court cases, with more examples since 1987, by searching PBS from Alexandria, VA.
- Population Distribution - http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/interview_dr_bruce_weir.html
Interview in January 1995 discussing demographic frequency of alleles, and accuracy of PCR in law enforcement. Link to CNN report on OJ Simpson Trial, from expert witness Dr Bruce Weir, Professor of Statistics and Genetics, North Carolina State University, NC.
- DNA Forensics Problem Set - http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html
The Biology Project at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
- Forensic Mathematics - http://dna-view.com/
Page of links on maths behind DNA identification and population genetics. Reports and biostatistics software from consultant in Oakland, CA.
- Hope Hall DNA Action Memorial - http://www.hope-dna.com/
Describes killer's identification, four years after the violent rape and murder of Hope Denise Hall in 1994, during random DNA search, conducted by forensic scientists in Petersburg, VA.
- Investigation of Forensic Evidence - http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/kruglick/kruglick.html
Introductory tutorial on courtroom reporting of laboratory results, including checklists for forensic DNA-typing case-specific issues from law offices in Mill Valley, CA.
- DNA in the Courtroom - http://www.genelex.com/paternitytesting/paternitybook.html
A Trial Watcher's Guide; succinct explanation of the history, science and law of forensic and parental DNA testing from Seattle, WA.
- Gene Almanac - http://vector.cshl.org/general/search.pl?terms=Forensic
Discussing the science behind DNA fingerprinting technology and its use inside the courtroom. Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
- Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdnacl01.htm
Data obtained in 2001 from 110 of the 120 estimated known DNA crime labs as collated, and compared with 1998, by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC.
- FBI's DNA Program - http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/dwight061201.htm
Congressional Statement 2001, with link to previous years, by Forensic Analysis Branch, before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.
- National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/dna/
Seeking to maximize the value of forensic DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. Transcripts, publications, programs and what's new from the NIJ, Washington, DC.
- Proficiency Testing - http://www.dnalwyr.com/
Article presented in 1996, including estimation of error rates in forensic DNA laboratories and critique of NRC II, from law offices in Arlington, VA.
- National DNA Data Bank - http://www.nddb-bndg.org/main_e.htm
Explains history, privacy, security, statistics and case examples, with FAQ to justify the instigation of DNA fingerprinting upon conviction, for criminal records held in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- New York State DNA Data Bank - http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/exp_dna/index.htm
Report compares two proposals to expand the DNA Data Bank by indexing those offenders convicted of nonviolent felonies and less serious crimes by Office of Justice Systems Analysis, NY.
- Offender DNA Matches - http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/100_hits/index.htm
Article reviewing the forensic testing of DNA recovered from crime scenes, linking offenders to their crimes by referal to the State's DNA Data Bank by the Bureau of Research and Evaluation, NY.
- Forensic DNA Consulting - http://www.forensicdna.com/Consulting.htm
Resource aimed at attorneys, placing DNA testing in perspective. Search for expert witness, training, articles and bibliography from Richmond, CA.
- The complexity of DNA testing - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1994195.stm
News story explaining why identification may takes weeks, in the case of Daniel Pearl after exuming a body in Karachi, Pakistan. - BBC, UK.
- DNA Forensics - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtml
Comprehensive resource covering forensic identification, arising from the human genome project, discussing accuracies, potential applications and databases such as the Combined DNA Index System. Maintained at Oak Ridge, TN.
- Genetics in the Courtroom - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/judges/judgetoc.html
Articles written in 1997, facing genetics issues, from The Judges' Journal of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.
- CODIS: Combined DNA Index System - http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/codis/index1.htm
Guidelines for collecting and submitting evidence in blood and saliva samples, quality assurance, statistics and links to participating states, from the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
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