The scientific basis of DNA technology / Ben Selinger, Eric Magnusson -- What is involved in producing sound DNA evidence? / Nicola Leaney -- A view from the bench / John Phillips -- DNA profiling : forensic science under the microscope / Ian Freckleton -- Bridging the legal-science gulf / James Taylor Kearney -- DNA profile evidence and the inference chart concept / Eric Magnusson, Ben Selinger -- DNA profiling : standarising the report / Bentley Atchison, Stephen Cordner -- What authority should police have to detain suspects to take samples? / Steve Ireland -- Structure of the FBI laboratory / Kenneth W. Nimmich -- DNA profiling : the transition from watching brief to the courts - a Victorian perspective / Tony Raymond, David Gidley -- Fraudulent frozen meat - DNA in action / Terry Nicholls, Ken Reed -- Potential sources of artifacts and errors in generating a 'DNA profile' / Ken Reed -- The Tracktel electrophoretic pattern image processing system / Malcolm Hall -- Macro mini micro satellite VNTR polymorphism : theory and application / Craig Fowler -- DNA fingerprinting by PCR amplification of HLA genes / Simon Easteal