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SUMMARY:Challenges of reporting complex DNA mixtures in the court-room - P
 eter Gill (University of Oslo)
DTSTART:20161110T113000Z
DTEND:20161110T121500Z
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DESCRIPTION:The introduction of complex software into routine casework is 
 not without  challenge. A number of models are available to interpret comp
 lex mixtures. Some  of these are commercial\, whereas others are open sour
 ce. For a comprehensive  validation protocol see Haned et al Sci and Justi
 ce (206) 104-108). In practice\,  methods are divided into quantitative or
  qualitative models and there is no  preferred method. A number of cases h
 ave been reported in the UK using different  software. For example\, in R 
 v. Fazal\, the prosecution and defence used different  software to analyse
  the same case. Different likelihood ratios were obtained and  both were r
 eported to the court &ndash\; a way forward to prevent confusion in court 
 is  presented. This paper also highlights the necessity of &lsquo\;equalit
 y of arms&rsquo\; when  software is used\, illustrated by several other ca
 ses. Examples of problematic  proposition formulations that may provide mi
 sleading results are described.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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