Identification, Individualization and Uniqueness: What's the Difference?
Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Date Written: June 2009
Abstract
Criminalists and many forensic scientists concerned with the identification of trace evidence have distinguished between identification and individualization, but they have not distinguished as precisely between individualization and uniqueness. This paper clarifies these terms and discusses the relationships among identification, individualization and uniqueness in forensic science evidence.
Keywords: Identification, individualization, uniqueness, forensic science, trace evidence, DNA, fingerprints
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Kaye, David H., Identification, Individualization and Uniqueness: What's the Difference? (June 2009). Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 85-94, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1510540 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/lpr/mgp018
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