2007-08-02 19:24:57 · 12 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Most statistics I have seen show that a proper test has an error ratio of less than one incorrect result per million.
But the way most tests are conducted, about one per ten thousand.
2007-08-02 19:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As your question is written, there is a good chance.
Did you mean to ask what is the chance a police DNA test would incorrectly identify an innocent person as the guilty person?
All the DNA test can do is establish whether or not the 2 samples came from the same person. A police DNA test does not establish guilt or innocents. The test results are nothing more than evidence for a jury to consider.
2007-08-02 20:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by XPig 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure. It actually depends because some DNA analysts don't know what the hell they are doing, do not care, or both.
Scientifically, I don't know. I would think it would be 99.999% accurate unless you had a clone.
2007-08-02 19:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if the DNA lab is a real screwup which of course you would have to prove!
2007-08-02 19:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by brenda r 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chances are very remote, unless you are related to the guilty person.
2007-08-02 19:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
identical twins have the same DNA.
2007-08-02 19:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by tljohnson6 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
pretty high if you can't trust the police lab that needs to keep the cops happy to avoid losing their contract.
2007-08-02 19:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
0.1. Man you do look a lot of INNOCENT.
2007-08-02 19:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
zip, zero, nada!
2007-08-02 19:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if the criminal is your identical twin, pretty good!!!!
2007-08-02 22:01:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋