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Record Nr.

UNINA9910134878403321

Autore

Robertson Bernard

Titolo

Interpreting evidence : evaluating forensic science in the courtroom / / Bernard Robertson, G. A. Vignaux and Charles E. H. Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

9781118492475

1-118-49246-3

1-118-49245-5

1-118-49247-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

347.067

Soggetti

Evidence, Expert

Evidence, Criminal

Forensic sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Interpreting scientific evidence -- The alternative hypothesis -- What questions can the expert deal with? -- Explaining the strength of evidence -- The case as a whole -- Forensic science methodology -- Assigning likelihood ratios -- Errors of thinking -- Frequentist statistics and database matching -- Implications for the legal system.