What needs to be clarified
Check whether the verbal conclusion reflects the LR or swaps probabilities of evidence for probabilities of source hypotheses.
Materials to prepare
- Full conclusion and profile table
- Calculation file with allele frequencies and model settings
- Both hypotheses and population database description
What to compare
Reconstruct numerator and denominator and their database link. Check related-person alternatives and adjustments. Compare the wording with Bayes' formula: posterior odds require prior odds, which cannot silently be set equal or inferred from the DNA profile itself.
Possible outcome of the analysis
A review may supply conditional wording for evidential strength, locate the logical substitution and list assumptions needed to reproduce the calculation.
Limits of the conclusions
An LR is neither guilt probability nor unconditional identity proof. Review establishes no transfer mechanism, contact time or circumstances of deposition.