DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system. Statistical methodology plays a
key role in ensuring that this evidence is collected, interpreted, analysed and presented …

Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA profiles have been used as evidence in courts for
decades, yet the problem of evaluating the weight of evidence has not been adequately …

The interpretation of matching between DNA profiles of a person of interest and an item of
evidence is undertaken using population genetic models to predict the probability of …

The present study investigated the capabilities and performances of semi-continuous and
fully-continuous probabilistic approaches to DNA mixtures interpretation, particularly when …

The identification of human remains belonging to missing persons is one of the main
challenges for forensic genetics. Although other means of identification can be applied to …

In recent years, probabilistic genotyping software has been adapted for the analysis of
massively parallel sequencing (MPS) forensic data. Likelihood ratios (LR) are based on …

Abstract Use of Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS) techniques has been investigated by
forensic community aiming introduction of such methods in routine forensic casework …

It has become widely accepted in forensics that, owing to a lack of sensible priors, the
evidential value of matching DNA profiles in trace donor identification or kinship analysis is …

Abstract Recently, Lund and Iyer (L&I) raised an argument regarding the use of likelihood
ratios in court. In our view, their argument is based on a lack of understanding of the …

In recent years statistical models for the analysis of complex (low-template and/or mixed)
DNA profiles have moved from using only presence/absence information about allelic peaks …