Statistical DNA Forensics: Theory, Methods and Computation 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

Taming complexity: rationality, the law of evidence and the nature of the legal system 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

This essay explores the implications of complexity for understanding both the law of evidence and the nature of the legal system. Among the propositions critically analysed is that one significant way...

Analysis of experiments in forensic firearms/toolmarks practice offered as support for low rates of practice error and claims of inferential certainty 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

This article critically evaluates experiments used to justify inferences of specific source attribution (‘individualization’) to ‘100% certainty’ and ‘near-zero’ rates of error claimed by firearm tool...

Discussion paper: P-value likelihood ratios for evidence evaluation 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

Much debate exists between Frequentist and Bayesian methods in statistics. In the evaluation of evidence, the likelihood ratio is credited with quantifying the value of evidence in favour of one or ot...

Case comment: Adams v. Perrigo and the appropriate criterion for bioequivalence in patent infringement cases 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

The criterion of bioequivalence of two drugs in infringement cases may differ from the requirements used for drug approval by the FDA. In Adams v. Perrigo, 1 the Federal Circuit examined three differe...

Case comment: appropriate statistical methodology yields stronger evidence of discriminatory peremptory challenges in North Carolina: application to t... 7 Jun 2013 | 10:19 am

The North Carolina Racial Justice Act allows defendants to submit statistical studies of prosecutorial actions pertaining to their seeking the death penalty or in making peremptory challenges. These s...

Proficiency tests to estimate error rates in the forensic sciences 12 Mar 2013 | 09:13 am

The reliability and probative value of forensic science evidence is inextricably linked to the rates at which examiners make errors. Jurors and others cannot rationally assess the significance of a re...

Pain and suffering quantified: Judge Weinstein's concept of similarity between cases 12 Mar 2013 | 09:13 am

Judge Weinstein’s decision in Geressy, Rotolo and Jackson v. Digital Equipment provides a method for determining reasonable compensation regarding pain and suffering. This method relies on selecting a...

Reservations about likelihood ratios (and some other aspects of forensic 'Bayesianism') 12 Mar 2013 | 09:13 am

The focus of the article is the application of modern Bayesianism in the context of forensic science, as advocated by many in England and Europe. The article reviews the many aspects of modern Bayesia...

Properties of statistical tests appropriate for the analysis of data in disparate impact cases 12 Mar 2013 | 09:13 am

The article reviews the use of statistical tests to establish a prima facie case that an exam has a disparate impact on minorities. Two common scenarios are discussed. The first is that promotions are...