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Understanding DNA Evidence:
A Guide for Victim Service Providers Evidence Collection and Preservation Interpreting Results of DNA Analysis DNA Evidence: Closed Cases and Unsolved Cases Case Studies: The
Power of a DNA Match
Acknowledgments
Kathryn McKay Turman
joined the Office for Victims of Crime in July 1998. She served
as 1 of 22 Commissioners appointed to the National Commission
on the Future of DNA Evidence. From 1994 to 1998, she was
Chief of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit in the U.S. Attorney's
Office for the District of Columbia. As head of that unit,
she oversaw services to about 10,000 victims a year, ranging
from victims of misdemeanor crimes to international terrorism.
From 1991 to 1993, she served as Director of the Justice Department's
Missing and Exploited Children's Program. Prior to joining
the U.S. Department of Justice in 1991, she was Special Assistant
to the late U.S. Senator John Heinz. She is a social worker
and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She gives
special thanks and recognition to Chris Asplen and Dr. Lisa
Forman, both of the National Commission on the Future of DNA
Evidence, lead writer/editor Theodosia Craig, and contributing
writer/editor Nancy Walsh. Preparation of this document
was supported by the Office for Victims of Crime,Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions,findings,
conclusions,and recommendations expressed in this document
are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the
official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Office for Victims of Crime
is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also
includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice,and the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCJ 185690
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