Chapter 1 Historical background and the fingerprints of relevance
Chapter 2 Fingerprints and their use in the criminal justice system
Chapter 3 The investigation at the crime scene
Chapter 4 The continuing investigation and the detention of Mr Asbury
Chapter 5 SCRO: the identification and verification process XF, QD2, QI2
Chapter 6 SCRO: the identification and verification of Y7
Chapter 7 Tuesday 11 to Tuesday 18 February 1997 - checking the identification of Y7
Chapter 8 The period from 18 February to the trial in HMA v Asbury
Chapter 9 Preparation of reports by SCRO in HMA v Asbury
Chapter 10 Preparation for the trial in HMA v McKie
Chapter 11 The preparation of Crown and defence fingerprint evidence for the trial in HMA v McKie
Chapter 12 The trial: HMA v McKie
Chapter 13 Events following the decision in HMA v McKie
PART 2: ISSUES ARISING FROM THE NARRATIVE
Chapter 14 Did Ms McKie enter Miss Ross's house beyond the porch?
Chapter 15 The trial in HMA v McKie: Ms McKie's evidence
Chapter 16 Events after the trial in HMA v McKie - meeting at Tulliallan
Chapter 17 Events after the trial in HMA v McKie - treatment of SCRO staff
Chapter 18 Scene of crime examination procedures and the discovery of Y7
Chapter 19 Detecting and recording marks
Chapter 20 Additional examination of original exhibits
PART 3: THE SCRO FINGERPRINT BUREAU
Chapter 21 The SCRO Fingerprint Bureau and training of fingerprint examiners
Chapter 22 Procedures of SCRO in 1997
Chapter 23 The substantive work of SCRO examiners
Chapter 24 The Inquiry's approach to the opinion evidence
Chapter 25 The Mark Y7
Chapter 26 The Mark QI2 Ross
Chapter 27 The Mark XF and various "Q" marks attributed to Mr Asbury
PART 5: THE INQUIRY'S FINDINGS AS TO HOW THE ERRORS AROSE
Chapter 28 Factors contributing to the SCRO decisions on Y7 and QI2 Ross
Chapter 29 Factors of wider relevance from the evidence of Mr Mackenzie and Mr Swann
PART 6: THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF FINGERPRINTS
Chapter 30 General principles of law of relevance to fingerprint evidence
Chapter 31 The law relating specifically to fingerprint evidence
Chapter 32 The sixteen point standard
Chapter 33 The move to the non-numeric 'standard' in Scotland
PART 7: CURRENT FINGERPRINT PRACTICE AND NEW MEASURES
Chapter 34 Introduction to Part 7
Chapter 35 The methodology of fingerprint identification
Chapter 36 ACE-V
Chapter 37 Documentation of fingerprint work and court reports
Chapter 38 The expression of opinion by examiners and implications for the presentation of evidence in court
Chapter 39 Complex marks and comparisons and questioned marks
Chapter 40 Accreditation, training, performance management and expert witness status
Chapter 41 Research and the role of statistics
PART 8: KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Chapter 42 Key findings and key recommendations
Chapter 43 Recommendations
Appendix 1 Inquiry procedures
Appendix 2 Inquiry organisation and administration
Appendix 3 Core participants
Appendix 4 Inquiry witnesses
Appendix 5 Chairman's written rulings
Appendix 6 The comparative exercise
Appendix 7 The investigation and prosecution of crime in Scotland: a brief overview
Appendix 8 HMA v McKie: witnesses and transcripts
Appendix 9 Glossary