Key bibliographies ::

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• Hospitalizations Resulting from Dog Bite Injuries -- Alaska, 1991-2002, compiled by Louisa Castrodale,Int J Circumpolar Health, 2007 Sep;66(4):320-7
• Traumatic Deaths from Dog Attacks In the United States, by Pickney LE. Kennedy LA, Pediatrics, 1982;691:193-196

Dog behavior

• Ecological Behavior of Free-Ranging Urban Dogs, by Rubin HD, Beck AM, Applied Animal Ethology 8, 161-168, 1982
• 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
• Bully Breeds:
They Are Different, by Trish King, Tawzer Dog Videos, 2005

Dog law issues

• 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
• The New Breed of Municipal Dog Control Laws: Are They Constitutional?, by Marmer L, Cincinnati Law Review, 53:1067-1081, 1984
• 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
• 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