DNA forensics

DNA forensics

The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.

Contributors in DNA forensics

DNA forensics

Court or administrative agency staff who determine, from the evidence of a case, the facts as presented by one party and denied/contested by the other. Whoever has the responsibility of rendering the ...

first responder

Legal services; DNA forensics

The initial responding law enforcement officer and/or other public safety official or service provider arriving at the scene prior to the arrival of the investigators in charge.

federal rules of evidence

Legal services; DNA forensics

Body of evidentiary rules, used in federal court and adopted in many state courts, which generally constitute a summary of the law of evidence in many jurisdictions. See Federal Rules of Evidence ...

focal plane

Legal services; DNA forensics

A plane that is perpendicular to the axis of a lens or mirror and passes through the focus.

forensic hit

Legal services; DNA forensics

A CODIS match between two or more crime scene profiles.

forensic witness

Legal services; DNA forensics

A person who testifies at a dispute-resolution trial or hearing on the basis of scientific, professional, technical or specialized knowledge, training or experience. A person who is allowed (by law) ...