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SUMMARY:Modelling the best evidence - Sue Pope ()
DTSTART:20161108T121500Z
DTEND:20161108T130000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This talk will consider the benefits for the courts of maximis
 ing the amount  of information gained for a result before statistical mode
 lling is carried out\,  using complex DNA results as an example. Some mixt
 ures of DNA obtained from  crime and questioned samples are either too com
 plex or too partial to give  meaningful likelihood ratios even with the wi
 der range of calculation software  now available. One current option of pr
 oviding the expert&rsquo\;s qualitative opinion  in place of a formal like
 lihood ratio\, while sanctioned by the courts\, has been  controversial. T
 he time and effort spent improving the amount and quality of DNA  being an
 alysed before attempting to carry out specialist DNA mixture  calculations
  will be repaid by achieving a more discriminating likelihood ratio.  The 
 relevance of the samples to the evidential issues will also be discussed. 
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LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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