Course description
This course is taught to introduce you to a broad introduction to DNA as evidence, its forensic examination and interpretation.
Upcoming start dates
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
The course enables you to:
- Discuss the role of DNA as genetic material
- Evaluate the role of DNA evidence within the criminal justice system
- Appraise a broad range of current DNA technologies used within industry
- Interpret modern DNA profiles and assess DNA profile reporting styles
- Distinguish and apply model approaches to the evaluation of DNA evidence within Bayesian frameworks
Training Course Content
Core content
The teaching includes the following topics:
- DNA - structure and function,
- Awareness of different sources of DNA (crime scene, references and elimination samples),
- Direct and indirect DNA transfer,
- Stages of DNA profiling,
- Modern DNA profiling methods, including DNA 17 and DNA 24,
- Alternative DNA profiling methods, e.g., Mitochondria DNA analysis and Y-STRs,
- Next generation forensic DNA analysis,
- Familial DNA,
- Evaluation of DNA evidence – statistical and non-statistical.
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