Distinguished Professor of Law and Weiss Family Faculty Scholar David H. Kaye.
By Michael Bezilla - Research/Penn State - David H. Kaye is Distinguished Professor of Law and Weiss Family Faculty Scholar in Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, and a member of the graduate faculty of the University's Forensic Science program. He is an internationally recognized legal expert on DNA and other forms of scientific evidence and the author of " The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence," released earlier this year by Harvard University Press. Why should the ordinary citizen be interested in how DNA is used in court? The public has a vital interest in the criminal justice system. I've tried to illuminate the extent to which we can find truth in that system, because the subtleties of DNA evidence are not well understood outside of a small group of people. The popular perception is that DNA speaks the truth - you're either guilty or you're innocent, there's no ambiguity. But DNA is only a tool. It gives information depending on the nature of the samples and how well the analysis is done.
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