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But it may not be possible to develop useful databases in some disciplines — bite mark analysis, for example.
In 1993, when the Supreme Court demanded real scientific standards for expert evidence in federal courts, some critics correctly anticipated that several criminal identification techniques would be attacked in the courts with some success: microscopic hair comparison, bite mark analysis, handwriting comparison.
Test bites have been recommended for collecting evidence of suspected dentition in bite mark analysis.
Bite mark analysis is used for comparison between bite marks on a bitten object and the suspects' teeth.
This is the first study to statistically explore simulated real-world knife marks imaged by micro-CT to demonstrate the potential of quantitative approaches in knife mark analysis.
Although a potentially powerful forensic tool, knife mark analysis is still in its infancy and the validation of imaging techniques as well as quantitative approaches is ongoing.
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Bite-mark analysis is a great example.
Why is it, then, that bite-mark analysis remains part of the forensic arsenal?
The courts, however, do not have guidelines restricting the use or presentation of bite-mark analysis.
In spite of the evolution of other forensic sciences, bite-mark analysis remains an inexact tool.
The key, experts say, is for lawyers to know enough about the subjective components of bite-mark analysis to refute it effectively in court.
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