Section Ⅰ A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

1 History of Bitemark Evidence&DAVID R. SENN

Section Ⅱ BITEMARK RECOGNITION

2 The Role of Health Professionals in Diagnosing Patterned Injuries from Birth to Death&JOHN D. MCDOWELL

3 Role of the Medical Examiner, Coroner, and Pathologist&JOSEPH H. DAVIS

4 The Team Approach in Bitemark Investigation&VERONIQUE F. DELATTRE

Section Ⅲ DESCRIPTION OF THE BITEMARK

5 The Nature of Bitemarks&MARK L. BERNSTEIN

6 Reconstructive Bitemark Analysis&MARK L. BERNSTEIN

Section Ⅳ COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE A: NONINVASIVE ANALYSES

7 Photography&GREGORY S. GOLDEN AND FRANKLIN D. WRIGHT

8 Practical Tips in Forensic Bitemark Photography&LUC GAGNON

9 Image Processing and Analysis for Evidentiary Purposes&WILLIAM R. OLIVER

10 Bitemarks as Biological Evidence&DAVID SWEET O.C.

11 Bitemark Impressions&ROBERT B. J. DORION

12 Microscopy Techniques&PETER J. BUSH

13 Nonperishables and Perishables&ROBERT B. J. DORION

Section Ⅳ COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE B: INVASIVE ANALYSES

14 Tissue Specimens&ROBERT B. J. DORION

15 Histology and Timing of Injury&JOSEPH H. DAVIS

Section Ⅴ BITEMARK VARIABLES AND CASES

16 Animal Bites&RICHARD R. SOUVIRON

17 Carnivore Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION

18 Human Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION

19 Patterns, Lesions, and Trauma-Mimicking Bitemarks&ROBERT B. J. DORION AND RICHARD R. SOUVIRON

Section Ⅵ RESEARCH

20 Current Context of Bitemark Analysis and Research&MARY A. BUSH AND PETER J. BUSH

21 Research, Emerging Technologies, and Recent Developments&ROBERT B. J. DORION

22 Experimental Bitemarks and Histology&MICHELLE HOUDE

23 Genotypic Comparison of Bacterial DNA Recovered from Bitemarks and Teeth&GEOFFREY R. TOMPKINS

Section Ⅶ COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE FROM THE SUSPECT

24 The Suspect&L. THOMAS JOHNSON

Section Ⅷ METHODS OF COMPARISON

25 Methods of Comparison&JON CURTIS DAILEY

Section Ⅸ THE REPORTS

26 Bitemark Report&MARK L. BERNSTEIN

Section Ⅹ PREVENTION AND CONTAMINATION

27 Precautionary Measures&PAUL G. STIMSON

Section Ⅺ LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE COURTROOM

28 Science and the Law&RICHARD A. MINCER AND HARRY H. MINCER

29 Case Law&ROBERT E. BARSLEY

30 Contracting with the Expert Witness&ROGER D. METCALF

31 Courtroom Aids in Bitemark Evidence&JOHN P. KENNEY

32 Legal Liability of an Expert Witness&HASKELL M. PITLUCK

33 Wrongful Convictions and Erroneous Bitemark Opinions&IAIN A. PRETTY AND C. MICHAEL BOWERS

Section Ⅻ CONTENTIOUS ISSUES

34 Reliability of Bitemark Analysis&IAIN A. PRETTY

35 Resolving Issues in Bitemark Analysis&IAIN A. PRETTY

Section ⅩⅢ APPENDICES

Appendix 1: ABFO Bitemark Analysis Guidelines—Outline

Appendix 2: ABFO Guidelines for Investigative and Final Bitemark Reports

Appendix 3: Bitemark Checklist—Bitemark Recipient

Appendix 4: Bitemark Checklist—Suspected Biter

Appendix 5: Sample Consent Form

Appendix 6: Dental Nomenclature

Index