Section Ⅰ A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 3
1 History of Bitemark Evidence&DAVID R. SENN 3
Section Ⅱ BITEMARK RECOGNITION 25
2 The Role of Health Professionals in Diagnosing Patterned Injuries from Birth to Death&JOHN D. MCDOWELL 25
3 Role of the Medical Examiner, Coroner, and Pathologist&JOSEPH H. DAVIS 33
4 The Team Approach in Bitemark Investigation&VERONIQUE F. DELATTRE 43
Section Ⅲ DESCRIPTION OF THE BITEMARK 53
5 The Nature of Bitemarks&MARK L. BERNSTEIN 53
6 Reconstructive Bitemark Analysis&MARK L. BERNSTEIN 67
Section Ⅳ COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE A: NONINVASIVE ANALYSES 73
7 Photography&GREGORY S. GOLDEN AND FRANKLIN D. WRIGHT 73
8 Practical Tips in Forensic Bitemark Photography&LUC GAGNON 103
9 Image Processing and Analysis for Evidentiary Purposes&WILLIAM R. OLIVER 111
10 Bitemarks as Biological Evidence&DAVID SWEET O.C. 131
11 Bitemark Impressions&ROBERT B. J. DORION 145
12 Microscopy Techniques&PETER J. BUSH 153
13 Nonperishables and Perishables&ROBERT B. J. DORION 159
Section Ⅳ COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE B: INVASIVE ANALYSES 167
14 Tissue Specimens&ROBERT B. J. DORION 167
15 Histology and Timing of Injury&JOSEPH H. DAVIS 195
Section Ⅴ BITEMARK VARIABLES AND CASES 209
16 Animal Bites&RICHARD R. SOUVIRON 209
17 Carnivore Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION 217
18 Human Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION 241
19 Patterns, Lesions, and Trauma-Mimicking Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION AND RICHARD R. SOUVIRON 283
Section Ⅵ RESEARCH 303
20 Current Context of Bitemark Analysis and Research&MARY A. BUSH AND PETER J. BUSH 303
21 Research, Emerging Technologies, and Recent Developments&ROBERT B. J. DORION 317
22 Experimental Bitemarks and Histology&MICHELLE HOUDE 433
23 Genotypic Comparison of Bacterial DNA Recovered from Bitemarks and Teeth&GEOFFREY R. TOMPKINS 453
Section Ⅶ COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE FROM THE SUSPECT 463
24 The Suspect&L. THOMAS JOHNSON 463
Section Ⅷ METHODS OF COMPARISON 469
25 Methods of Comparison&JON CURTIS DAILEY 469
Section Ⅸ THE REPORTS 493
26 Bitemark Report&MARK L. BERNSTEIN 493
Section Ⅹ PREVENTION AND CONTAMINATION 499
27 Precautionary Measures&PAUL G. STIMSON 499
Section Ⅺ LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE COURTROOM 507
28 Science and the Law&RICHARD A. MINCER AND HARRY H. MINCER 507
29 Case Law&ROBERT E. BARSLEY 517
30 Contracting with the Expert Witness&ROGER D. METCALF 543
31 Courtroom Aids in Bitemark Evidence&JOHN P. KENNEY 561
32 Legal Liability of an Expert Witness&HASKELL M. PITLUCK 569
33 Wrongful Convictions and Erroneous Bitemark Opinions&IAIN A. PRETTY AND C. MICHAEL BOWERS 577
Section Ⅻ CONTENTIOUS ISSUES 587
34 Reliability of Bitemark Analysis&IAIN A. PRETTY 587
35 Resolving Issues in Bitemark Analysis&IAIN A. PRETTY 601
Section ⅩⅢ APPENDICES 617
Appendix 1: ABFO Bitemark Analysis Guidelines—Outline 617
Appendix 2: ABFO Guidelines for Investigative and Final Bitemark Reports 619
Appendix 3: Bitemark Checklist—Bitemark Recipient 621
Appendix 4: Bitemark Checklist—Suspected Biter 625
Appendix 5: Sample Consent Form 629
Appendix 6: Dental Nomenclature 631
Index 633