Key bibliographies

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Many dog bite and related reports are accessible online including: dog bite injury, dog behavior and pit bull ownership studies. Some require purchase.

Dog bite injury
Pitbull Mauling Deaths in Detroit, by Cheryl L. Lowe MD, Francisco J. Diaz MD, and John Bechinski DO The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Vol 28, December 2007

Incidence of Dog Bite Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments (1992-1994), by Harold B. Weiss, MS, MPH; Deborah I. Friedman; Jeffrey H. Coben, MD. Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), 1998:279-1

Hospitalizations Resulting from Dog Bite Injuries -- Alaska, 1991-2002, compiled by Louisa Castrodale,Int J Circumpolar Health, 2007 Sep;66(4):320-7

Hospitalizations for Dog Bite Injuries, by Quinlan KP, Sacks JJ, JAMA, 1999;281:232-3

Dog Bites: How Big of a Problem?, by Sacks JJ, Kresnow M, Houston B, Injury Prevention, 1996; 2:52-54

Pit Bull Case Report and Literature Review, by Steven F. Vegas, MD, Jason H. Calhoun, MD, M. Eng., John Mader, MD, Texas Medicine, Vol. 84, November 1988

Attacks by Packs of Dogs Involving Predation on Human Beings, by Borchelt PL, Lockwood R, Beck AM, and Voith VL, Public Health Reports, 98:57-66, 1983
The Ecology of Dog Bite Injury in St. Louis, Missouri, by Beck A, Loring H, and Lockwood R, Public Health Reports, 90:262-269, 1975

Dog bite fatalities

Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Human Attacks in the United States Between 1979 and 1998, by Sacks, Sinclair, Gilchrist, Golab and Lockwood, Journal of the

American Veterinary Medical Association, 2000
Dog-Bite-Related Fatalities United States, 1995-1996, by R Lockwood, PhD,

Morbidity and Mortality Report, CDC, May 30, 1997, Vol.46, No.21
Fatal Dog Attacks, 1989-1994, by Sacks JJ, Lockwood R, Hornreich J, Sattin RW, Pediatrics, 1996;97:891-5

Dog Bite-Related Fatalities from 1979 through 1988, by J. J. Sacks, R. W. Sattin and S. E. Bonzo, Unintentional Injury Section, CDC

Traumatic Deaths from Dog Attacks In the United States, by Pickney LE. Kennedy LA, Pediatrics, 1982;691:193-196

Fatal dog attacks in Canada, 1990–2007, by Malathi Raghavan, Canadian Veterinary Journal,2008 June; 49(6): 577–581

Dog behavior

Aggressive Behavior in Adopted Dogs that Passed a Temperament Test, by E'Lise Christensen, Janet Scarletta, Michael Campagnaa and Katherine Albro Houpta,

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 106, Issues 1-3, August 2007
The Ethology and Epidemiology of Canine Aggression, by Randall Lockwood, The

Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour, and Interactions with People, edited by James Serpell, Cambridge University Press, 1995.; republished in Animal Law and

Dog Behavior, Ed. David Favre and Peter L. Borchelt, PhD, 1999

Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement and Other First Responders, by Randall Lockwood, PHD, Tawzer Dog Videos, 2004 (View partial transcript)

Ecological Behavior of Free-Ranging Urban Dogs, by Rubin HD, Beck AM, Applied Animal Ethology 8, 161-168, 1982

Dog law issues

Profiling Two Sides of the Issue, edited by Bernard E. Rollin, Phd, contributions by Alan M. Beck, Sc.D. and Ledy VanKavage, Esq, Veterinary Forum, January, 2007

Denver's Pit Bull Ordinance - History and Judicial Rulings, Kory A. Nelson, Senior City Attorney for the City of Denver, April 15, 2005

One City's Experience, by Kory A. Nelson, Senior City Attorney for the City of Denver, Municipal Lawyer, July/August 2005

Barking Mad? Risk Regulation and Control of Dangerous Dogs in Germany, by Martin Lodge, German Politics, Vol.10 No.3, December 2001

Proactive Dog Policy: Why Seattle Needs It, by Colleen Lynn, Citizen of Seattle, March 4, 2008

Pit bull owners

Ownership of High Risk ("Vicious") Dogs as a Marker for Deviant Behaviors: Implications for Risk Assessment, by Jaclyn E. Barnes, Barbara W. Boat, Frank W. Putnam, Harold F. Dates, Andrew R. Mahlman, Journal for Interpersonal Violence, 2006; 21; 1616

Views of College Students on Pit Bull "Ownership"" New Providence, The Bahamas, by Tyrone J. Burrows Jr., William J. Fielding, The College of the Bahamas, Society & Animals, 13-2; 2005

Managing the Stigma of Outlaw Breeds: A Case Study of Pit Bull Owners, by Hillary Twining, Arnold Arluke, Gary Patronek, Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy, Society & Animals Journal of Human-Animal Studies, Vol. 8 Number 1, 2000

Dogmen: The Rationalization of Deviance, by Craig J. Forsythe, Rhonda D. Evans, Texas A&M University, Society & Animals Journal of Human-Animal Studies, Vol. 6 Number 3, 1998

Headline articles

The Pit Bull: Friend and Killer, by EM Swift, Sports Illustrated, July 27, 1987

The Enduring Agony of a Pit Bull Rampage, by Carolyn Starks and John Keilman, The
Chicago Tribune, August 13, 2006

The Death of Diane Whipple, by SF Chronicle Staff Writers, SF Chronicle, 2002