Dieser Band überstreicht ein breites Themenspektrum zwischen naturwissenschaftlichen Aspekten und juristischen Anwendungen der DNA-Analytik. Er wendet sich besonders an Gerichtsmediziner, Juristen und Polizeibeamte, die verlässliche Informationen zu diesem Gebiet bisher mühsam in der spezialisierten Fachliteratur suchen oder bei Experten erfragen mussten. In klarem und anschaulichem, dabei didaktisch unaufdringlichem Stil werden auch neueste Ergebnisse und Entwicklungen besprochen.

LAWRENCE KOBILINSKY is currently the Associate Provost and a Professor of Biology and Immunology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. An internationally renowned forensic scientist, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences as well as the New York Microscopical Society, and has published extensively in the areas of identification and individualization using protein genetic markers and DNA analysis.

THOMAS F. LIOTTI has represented clients in high-profile cases involving DNA. He is a Village Justice in Westbury, New York, and is currently a partner at the law offices of Thomas F. Liotti, located in Garden City, New York. He is a past president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Fellow in the American Board of Criminal Lawyers.

JAMEL OESER-SWEAT is a member of both the New York and New Jersey bars and has been admitted to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office. A former Westinghouse scholar, he has published several abstracts and articles in the field of microbiology, and has been a guest lecturer at several universities and conferences.