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An Empirical Approach to Estimating the Probability of Innocently Acquiring Bloodstains of Different ABO Groups on Clothing

✍ Scribed by G. Gettinby

Book ID: 104119447
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 1984
Tongue: English
Weight: 857 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0015-7368
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-7368(84)72316-4

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✦ Synopsis

For offences against the person, the term 'coincidence factor' is defined as the probability of a suspect innocently possessing a bloodstain, the groups of which are consistent with the blood having come from the victim. Using population data for ABO blood groups, and survey data for bloodstains on clothing, an expression is derived to allow calculation and interpretation of coincidence factors.