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Volume 12 Number 3 2008
ISSN: 1365-7127  eISSN: 1740-5572

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Fundamentals of statistical evidence?a primer for legal professionals
Keywords: Evaluation of evidence; Likelihood ratio; Presentation in court; Probability; statistics
C. G. G. Aitken and F. Taroni      181
DOI: 1350/ijep.2008.12.3.296

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Fundamentals of statistical evidence?a primer for legal professionals
C. G. G. Aitken and F. Taroni

Criminal courts are today frequently confronted with statistical evidence, notably in relation to DNA profiling. Recent experience tends to confirm both widespread perceptions and more systematic research indicating that probability and statistics are not handled confidently, or always competently, by lawyers, judges, jurors or even by forensic scientists. Conceived as a primer for legal professionals, this article reviews basic statistical terminology and its forensic applications, and explores the options for presenting statistical information to fact-finders effectively. In raising awareness of the issues and by encouraging improved comprehension of probability and statistics amongst legal and forensic science professionals, we aim to contribute directly to the administration of justice by promoting more successful applications of forensic statistics in legal adjudication.

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Reconfiguring the pre-trial and trial processes in Ireland in the fight against organised crime
Keywords: Due process rights; Rules of evidence; Organised crime; State of emergency
Liz Campbell      208
DOI: 1350/ijep.2008.12.3.298

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Reconfiguring the pre-trial and trial processes in Ireland in the fight against organised crime
Liz Campbell

This article describes and analyses the changes which have occurred to pre-trial detention and interrogation and to the trial process in Ireland as a result of the apparent threat posed by organised criminality. The templates for these measures often derive from extraordinary tactics first used against subversive paramilitary groups. However, while incursions have been made on protective procedural rights and rules, important safeguards remain which counterbalance such trends.

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Case Note

Going over the implied undertaking in respect of evidence of a crime: Juman v Doucette
Keywords: Civil discovery; Subsequent (or collateral) use; Crimes exception; Privilege against self-incrimination; Derivative use immunity
Dale E. Ives and Stephen G. A. Pitel      234
DOI: 1350/ijep.2008.12.3.299

Noticeboard     246
DOI: 1350/ijep.2008.12.3.301

Book Review

Witness Testimony: Psychological, Investigative and Evidential Perspectives by Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, Eric Shepherd, Gisli Gudjonsson and David Wolchover (eds):
Reviewed by Candida Saunders      270
DOI: 1350/ijep.2008.12.3.302

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