Firearms, the law, and forensic ballistics
Firearms, the Law and Forensic Ballistics, Second Edition describes what happens when a weapon is fired in terms of internal, external and terminal, or wound, ballistics and the consequences of these happenings for the forensic scientist both at the scene of the shooting incident and in the laboratory. With new and updated information, this second edition explains the role of the forensic scientist, including attending the scene of the crime and post-mortem examination, setting up databases, th…
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- Full title :Firearms, the law, and forensic ballistics / Tom Warlow.
Summary
Firearms, the Law and Forensic Ballistics, Second Edition describes what happens when a weapon is fired in terms of internal, external and terminal, or wound, ballistics and the consequences of these happenings for the forensic scientist both at the scene of the shooting incident and in the laboratory. With new and updated information, this second edition explains the role of the forensic scientist, including attending the scene of the crime and post-mortem examination, setting up databases, the recovery of deleted markings and serial numbers, instrumental and analytical techniques used in the.
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- Publication Date:c2005.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC Press
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton, Fla
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:c2005.
Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
Appendix 2: German Ordnance Codes Used between 1938 and 1945Index
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (475 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0429234341, 9780429234347, 1280268115, 9781280268113, 9786610268115, 6610268118, 0203568222, 9780203568224
- oclc:on1144880546
- LC Classification:HV8077
- Dewey Decimal:344.4205
Table of Contents
Front Cover; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; The Author; Table of Contents; 1; The Beginnings; 2; Firearms Legislation and the Definition of a Firearm; 3; Marks and Microscopy: The Emergence of a New Science; 4; Manufacture, Mechanisms and Design Aspects of Firearms; 5; Internal Ballistics; 6; External Ballistics and Cartridge Loadings; 7; Terminal/Wound Ballistics and Distance of Firing; 8; The Scene of the Shooting Incident; 9; Examination of Exhibits at the Laboratory; 10; Presentation of Evidence to the Courts; 11; Proof Marks and the Proof of Firearms; Appendix 1: Useful Data
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