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FRONT MATTER (R1-R13)

SUMMARY (1-26)

1 INTRODUCTION (27-50)

2 DNA TYPING: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS (51-73)

3 DNA TYPING: STATISTICAL BASIS FOR INTERPRETATION (74-96)

4 ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS (97-110)

5 FORENSIC DNA DATABANKS AND PRIVACY OF INFORMATION (111-130)

6 USE OF DNA INFORMATION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM (131-151)

7 DNA TYPING AND SOCIETY (152-164)

ORGANIZATIONAL ABBREVIATIONS (165-166)

GLOSSARY (167-172)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS (173-176)

PARTICIPANTS (177-178)

INDEX (179-185)