Lawrence Kobilinsky & Thomas Liotti 
DNA 
Forensic and Legal Applications

Includes a Foreword by Dr. James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of
the DNA double helix, and Dr. Jan A. Witkowski.

‘From the Foreword by Drs. Watson and Witkowski: ‘DNA: Forensic and
Legal Applications is a comprehensive and invaluable guide to the
field, covering topics ranging from collecting samples in the field
to presenting the complex results to a jury. We are sure that it
will play its part in promoting this most powerful tool in the
forensic scientist’s armamentarium.”

DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications covers the technology and laws
related to DNA, as well as the use of DNA evidence in the legal
system. This combination of science and law makes it the first
comprehensive title of its kind and an appropriate reference for
those with both elementary and advanced knowledge of the topic. It
draws together in one source information that would previously have
required extensive research and reliance on experts to obtain,
offering both breadth and depth in a clear style without s
acrificing scholarly goals.

With material from both scientific and legal areas, DNA: Forensic
and Legal Applications covers the latest advances in technology. It
provides an ideal text for forensic scientists and students of
forensic science, analytical chemists, lawyers, judges, police
officers, and detectives.

About the author

LAWRENCE KOBILINSKY is currently the Associate Provost and a
Professor of Biology and Immunology at John Jay College of Criminal
Justice. An internationally renowned forensic scientist, he is a
Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences as well as the
New York Microscopical Society, and has published extensively in
the areas of identification and individualization using protein
genetic markers and DNA analysis.

THOMAS F. LIOTTI has represented clients in high-profile cases
involving DNA. He is a Village Justice in Westbury, New York, and
is currently a partner at the law offices of Thomas F. Liotti,
located in Garden City, New York. He is a past president of the New
York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Fellow in
the American Board of Criminal Lawyers.

JAMEL OESER-SWEAT is a member of both the New York and New
Jersey bars and has been admitted to practice before the Patent and
Trademark Office. A former Westinghouse scholar, he has published
several abstracts and articles in the field of microbiology, and
has been a guest lecturer at several universities and
conferences.