
Forensic Firearm Examination
Description
Key Features
- Provides reader with a thorough understanding of theory, application, and process of firearm identification
- Topics include the manufacturing process of all components that interact with the bullet or case during firing, the nature of manufacturing and potential pitfalls, such as subclass
Readership
Forensic Firearm Examiners, Forensic/Crime Laboratories, Crime Scene Investigators, and Law Enforcement. Attorneys and Judges as well as Students and Instructors studying or teaching forensic firearm identification
Table of Contents
1. History of forensic firearm examination
2. Firearm nomenclature
3. Ammunition
4. Fundamentals of forensic firearm examination
5. Firearm manufacturing techniques
6. Barrel manufacturing and rifling
7. Equipment used for forensic firearm examination
8. Comparison of cartridge cases
9. Comparison of bullets
10. Documentation, notes, and reports
11. The expert witness
12. Subclass characteristics
13. Pitfalls and challenging comparisons
14. Legal challenges to the science of forensic firearm examination
15. Emerging technology in comparisons
Product details
- No. of pages: 342
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2019
- Published: June 15, 2019
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128145401
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128145395
About the Author
Chris Monturo
Affiliations and Expertise
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jilldupre Tue Aug 06 2019
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