424 index
Attrition
age progression and, 288
crown changes and, 283
extensive, 283
occlusal, 281, 286
Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (AFIS), 75, 97–100
Autopsy(ies), 3, 50, 70
anatomic changes discovered at, 47
bitemark evidence at, 313
bitemarks identified at, 7
evisceration of organs at, 54
examination, 53
forensic performance standards, 57
of individuals dying in hospital settings,
50
invasive procedures, 211
medical facility for, 49
medicolegal, 57
in MFI, 246
payment for, 50–51
postmortem team, 255
rate in U. S., 50
room, 53
technicians, 54
third-party payers of, 51
Avulsion, 345, 370
B
Badge systems, for mass disaster sites, 250
Baker v. State, 414
Bandpass filter, 223
Banks v. State, 417
“Bar code” effect, 152
Bass v. Scully, 416
Bayer model, 216
Bayesian statistical model, 147
Bitemark(s), 331, 344, 363
abdomen, 337, 347, 372
ALI image, 221
analysis, 331, 344, 363
future of, 364
guidelines, 350–351
methods of, 346–348
reporting conclusions of, 350–351
statistical and mathematical, 354–355
unique of dentition and, 351–353
variables and, 346–348
arm, 337
back, 337
breast, 309, 310, 316, 318, 372
cases, 306–332
chronology of, 306–308
management of, 337–351
evidence analysis in, 344–348
evidence collection in, 337–344
injury vs. dental evidence in,
348–351
problem, 316–332
significant, 308–316
characteristics, 332–337
class, 334
frequency and distribution, 336–337
individual, 336
color image, 221
defined, 332
evidence, 54
at autopsy, 313
collection and analysis, 28, 337–348
fingerprint vs., 8
forensic value of, 359–360
injury vs. dental, 348–351
as “junk” science, 362
management of, 395–404
approaching scene for, 396
conducting final survey in,
403–404
diagram or sketch, 399–401
evaluation process in, 398
initiating preliminary survey in,
397–398
narrative descriptions in, 398
photographic depicting of scene
in, 399
preparing for, 396
recording and collecting in,
402–403
releasing scene in, 404
securing and protecting for,
396–397
salivary DNA in, 121–123
face, 337
foot, 337
genitalia, 337
hand, 337
head, 337
hemorrhage and, 329, 331, 347
with high forensic/evidentiary value, 333
individual characteristics, 336
leg, 337
with limited forensic/evidentiary value,
335
locations, 335