Screen LibraryBitemark evidence
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| Group Author: | |
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| Published: |
Marcel Dekker,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Forensic science ; 1 |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 629 p.: ill. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 082475414X (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D919 |
| CLC: | D919.1 |
| Call Number: | D919.1/B624 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword / Arthur D. Goldman -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. A historical perspective. 1. History of bitemark evidence / Gerald L. Vale -- Part II. Bitemark recognition. 2. Role of health professionals in diagnosing patterned injuries from birth to death / John D. McDowell -- 3. Role of the medical examiner/coroner/pathologist / Joseph H. Davis -- 4. Teamwork in bitemark investigation / Veronique F. Delattre -- Part III. Description of the bitemark. 5. Nature of bitemarks / Mark L. Bernstein -- 6. Reconstructive bitemark analysis / Mark L. Bernstein -- Part IV. Collection of bitemar This reference compiles the expertise and recommendations of a team of 21 eminent specialists from the disciplines of forensic odontology, DNA analysis, pathology, and jurisprudence to illustrate the many facets of bitemark recognition, diagnosis, handling, excision, lifting, transillumination, storage, preservation, transportation, analysis, and comparison. With more than 543 black and white photographs and 32 full-color pages, the book illustrates animal and human bitemarks on the living, the deceased, and on objects, incorporating sections on the history of bitemark evidence, salivary DNA |