Journal of Forensic Medicine

Department of Forensic Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Crime Scene Investigations of Forensic DNA-Analyses
  Author(s): Charles Tieche*
  
  In Switzerland, burglaries rank as the top mass crime according to forensic DNA analysis. In the Swiss DNA database, almost one-third of the DNA trace profiles are connected to burglaries. However, it is unknown if the DNA sampled during the collection of prospective DNA traces within a person's home during a burglary came from the culprit or from a resident of that home. Crime scene investigators typically do not gather reference samples from all the homeowners due to the high frequency of burglaries for administrative and financial reasons. As a result, it must be considered that there is a significant likelihood that a DNA profile from someone who was allowed to be at the crime scene will ultimately be transmitted to a DNA database for comparison. As far as we know, no research has been done to determine the proportion of these non-perpetrator profiles that .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jfm.2022.7.176

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