Identification concept and the use of probabilities in forensic odontology--an approach by philosophical discussion.
This paper questions the practitioners' deterministic approach(es) in forensic identification and notes the limits of their conclusions in order to encourage a discussion to question current practices. With this end in view, a hypothetical discussion between an expert in dentistry and an enthusiastic member of a jury, eager to understand the scientific principles of evidence interpretation, is presented. This discussion will lead us to regard any argument aiming at identification as probabilistic.
Taroni
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Institut de Médecine Légale, The University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Franco.Taroni@inst.hospvd.ch
Mangin
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Perrior
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D001734:Bites, Human; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability