Gittelson, Simone Kalafut, Tim Myers, Steven Taylor, Duncan Hicks, Tacha Taroni, Franco Evett, Ian W.V. Bright, Jo-Anne Buckleton, John S. A practical guide for the formulation of propositions in the Bayesian Approach to DNA evidence interpretation in an adversarial environment (Accepted Manuscript) The interpretation of complex DNA profiles is facilitated by a Bayesian approach. This approach requires the development of a pair of propositions: one aligned to the prosecution case and one to the defense case. This note explores the issue of proposition setting in an adversarial environment by a series of examples. A set of guidelines generalize how to formulate propositions when there is a single person of interest and when there are multiple individuals of interest. Additional explanations cover how to handle multiple defense propositions, relatives, and the transition from subsource level to activity level propositions. The propositions depend on case information and the allegations of each of the parties. The prosecution proposition is usually known. The authors suggest that a sensible proposition is selected for the defense that is consistent with their stance, if available, and consistent with a realistic defense if their position is not known. Forensic Science;Forensic DNA;Likelyhood Ratio;Propositions;Bayesian;Bayesian Approach;DNA Mixtures;Forensic Genetics;Hierarchy;DNA profiles;Defence;Forensic Biology;Genetics;Gene Expression (incl. Microarray and other genome-wide approaches) 2020-04-30
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