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DNA in the Courtroom - Resources

Recommended Resources

Basic Documents
National Research Council, DNA Technology in Forensic Science. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992.
U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, Genetic Witness: Forensic Uses of DNA Tests. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990.
Court Documents in:
New York v. Castro
U.S. v. Yee
U.S. v. Porter
Florida v. Andrews
Virginia v. Spencer
California v. Axell
California v. Barney & Howard
California v. Soto

DNA Science and Technology
Burgoyne, L. A., Robertson, J., Ross, A. M., eds. DNA in Forensic Science: Theory, Techniques and Applications. West Sussex, England: Ellis Horwood Limited, 1990. Chakraborty, R., Kidd, K. "The Utility of DNA Typing in Forensic Work," Science, Vol. 254, 1991: 1735.
Farley, M. A., Harrington, J. J., eds. Forensic DNA Technology. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1991.
Frank-Kamenetskii, M. D. Unraveling DNA. New York, NY: VCH Publishers, Inc., 1993.
Hartl, D., Lewontin, R. "Population Genetics in Forensic DNA Typing," Science, Vol. 254, 1991: 1745.
Herrera, R. J., Tracey, M. J. "DNA Fingerprinting: Basic Techniqes, Problems, and Solutions," Journal of Criminal Justice, May-Jun., 1992: 237.
Judson, H. F. The Eighth Day of Creation. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979.
King, R. C. A Dictionary of Genetics. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Kirby, L. T. DNA Fingerprinting, An Introduction. New York, NY: Stockton Press.
Mange, A. P., Mange, E. J. Basic Human Genetics. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 1990.
Pena, S. D., ed. DNA Fingerprinting: State of the Science. Boston, MA: Basel, 1993.
Promega. International Symposium on Human Identification. Conference Proceedings, 1989-1994.
Roeder, K. "DNA Fingerprinting: A Review of the Controversy," Statistical Science, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1994: 22.
Starrs, J. E. "DNA in the Journals: The Good, the Bad and the Maladroit." Scientific Sleuthing Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 3.
Watson, J. D. The Double Helix. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980.
Zurer, Pamela. "DNA Profiling Fast Becoming Accepted Tool For Identification," Chemical and Engineering News October 10, 1994: 8.

The DNA War and the Law
Anderson, A. "DNA Fingerprinting on Trial," Nature, Vol. 342, 1989: 844.
Anderson, C. "DNA Fingerprinting Discord," Nature, Vol. 354, 1991: 500.
Anon. "The FBI's Responses to Recommendations by the NRC's Committee on DNA Technology in Forensic Science": Crime Laboratory Digest, Vol. 19, July 1992
Billings, P. R., ed. DNA on Trial: Genetic Identification and Criminal Justice. U.S.A: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Press, 1992.
Brown, W. "Doubts Over DNA Evidence Exaggerated," New Scientist, Jan. 23, 1993: 6.
Budowle, B., Lander, E. S. "DNA Fingerprinting Dispute Laid to Rest," Nature, Vol. 371, Oct. 27, 1994: 735.
Colman, N., Neufeld, P. "When Science Takes the Witness Stand," Scentific American, Vol. 262, 1990: 46.
Flannery, I. M. "Frye or Frye Not: Should the Reliability of DNA Evidence be a Question of Weight or Admissibility?" American Criminal Law Review, Fall 1992: 161.
Ford, S., Thompson, W. A. "DNA Testing: Debate Update," Trial, April 1992: 52.
Ford, S., Thompson, W. A. "Is DNA Fingerprinting Ready for Court?" New Scientist, Vol. 125, 1990: 38.
Giannelli, P. C. "The Admissibility of Novel Scientific Evidence: Frye v. United States, a Half-Century Later," Columbia Law Review, Vol. 80: 1198.
Harmon, R. "Staying Dumb About DNA," The Recorder, Jul. 18, 1994: 8.
Humes, E. "DNA War," L.A. Times Magazine, Nov. 29, 1992: 29.
Lander, E. S., "DNA Fingerprinting on Trial," Nature, Vol. 339, 1989: 501.
Lewis, R. "DNA Fingerprints: Witness for the Prosecution," Discover, June 1988: 44.
MacKnight, K. T. "The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): The Second Generation of DNA Analysis Methods Takes the Stand," Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1993: 288.
Marx, J. L., "DNA Fingerprinting Takes the Witness Stand," Science, Vol. 240, 1988: 1616.
Moss, D. C. "DNA-The New Fingerprints," American Bar Association Journal, May 1, 1988: 66.
Roberts, L. "Fight Erupts Over DNA Fingerprinting," Science, Vol. 254, 1991: 1721.
Roberts, L. "Science in Court: A Culture Clash," Science, Vol. 257, 1992: 732.
Sherman, R. "DNA Unraveling," National Law Journal, Feb. 1, 1991: 1.
Thompson, W. A. "Evaluating the Admissibility of New Genetic Identification Tests: Lessons From the DNA War," The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Vol. 84, No. 1, 1993: 22.
Weiss, R. "DNA Takes the Stand," Science News, Jul. 29, 1989: 74.

Crime and Forensics
Saferstein, R. Criminalistics: Fourth Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990.
Wambaugh, J. The Blooding. New York, NY: William Morrow Co., 1989.

 

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