Table of Contents

1. DNA evidence and the criminal trial  2. Challenging the reliability of DNA evidence: lessons to learn from history  3. Towards a new regime for the admissibility of expert evidence: the impact on the criminal trial  4. The interpretation and presentation of DNA evidence  5. Evaluating the weight of scientific evidence  6. The impact of scientific evidence on the criminal trial

About the Author

Oriola Sallavaci is a senior lecturer at Anglia Law School, Anglia Ruskin University. She has taught and practiced law for fifteen years. She has written a book and a number of journal articles on various aspects concerning the impact of expert evidence in criminal proceedings.