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crimescene: crimescene Bayesian Network

Description

How did the DNA of a suspect get to the crime scene? A practical study in DNA transfer during lock-picking.

Arguments

Value

An object of class bn.fit. Refer to the documentation of bnlearn for details.

Format

A discrete Bayesian network to study DNA transfer during lock-picking. Probabilities were given within the referenced paper. The vertices are:

Hypothesis

(Prosecutor, Defense);

SuspectCutTheFoil

(Yes, No);

SuspectDNAOnFoilFromCutting

(Yes, No);

SuspectDNAOnFoilFromPicking

(Yes, No);

SuspectPickedLock

(Yes, No);

UnknownPickedLock

(Yes, No);

UnknownCutTheFoil

(Yes, No);

UnknownDNAOnFoil

(Yes, No);

DNAFoundOnFoil

(Suspect DNA On Foil, Suspect And Unknown DNA On Foil, Unknown DNA On Foil, No DNA On Foil);

References

Mayuoni-Kirshenbaum, L., Waiskopf, O., Finkelstein, N., & Pasternak, Z. (2022). How did the DNA of a suspect get to the crime scene? A practical study in DNA transfer during lock-picking. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54(1), 15-25.