Due to the uses of DNA profiling in criminal investigation and decision-making, it is ever
more common that probabilistic information is discussed in courts. The people involved have …

In this book a theory of reasoning with evidence in the context of criminal cases is
developed. The main subject of this study is not the law of evidence but rather the rational …

Abstract 'AI & Law'research has been around since the 1970s, even though with shifting
emphasis. This is an overview of the contributions of digital technologies, both artificial …

DNA analysis has become an essential intelligence tool in the criminal justice system for the
identification of possible offenders. However, it appears that about half of the processed …

Fuzzy rule interpolation offers a useful means to enhancing the robustness of fuzzy models
by making inference possible in sparse rule-based systems. However, in real-world …

Evidential reasoning is hard, and errors can lead to miscarriages of justice with serious
consequences. Analytic methods for the correct handling of evidence come in different …

Legal probabilism is a research program that relies on probability theory to analyze, model
and improve the evaluation of evidence and the process of decision-making in trial …

Mistakes in evidential reasoning can have severe consequences. Especially, errors in the
use of statistics have led to serious miscarriages of justice. Fact-finders and forensic experts …

Combating the identity problem is crucial and urgent as false identity has become a common
denominator of many serious crimes, including mafia trafficking and terrorism. Without …

Practitioners in all forensic disciplines are under growing pressure to meet the rising
demand for interpretation of forensic observations based on strong scientific foundations …