Shooting Incident ReconstructionAcademic Press, 10.10.2020 - 580 Seiten Shooting Incident Reconstruction, Third Edition, offers a thorough explanation of matters from simple to complex to help the reader understand the factors surrounding ballistics, trajectory, and shooting scenes. Forensic scientists, law enforcement, and crime scene investigators are often tasked with reconstruction of events based on crime scene evidence, along with the subsequent analysis of that evidence. The use and misuse of firearms to perpetrate crimes from theft to murder necessitates numerous invitations to reconstruct shooting incidents. The discharge of firearms and the behavior of projectiles create many forms of physical evidence that, through proper testing and interpretation by a skilled forensic scientist, can establish what did and what did not occur. Written by the world's most well-respected shooting scene and ballistics experts, the book addresses the terminology, science, and factors involved in reconstructing shooting incident events to solve forensic cases. It covers the full range of related topics including: the range from which a firearm was discharged; the sequence of shots in a multiple discharge shooting incident; the position of a firearm at the moment of discharge; and the position of a victim at the moment of impact. The probable flight path of a projectile and the manner in which a firearm was discharged are also discussed. Case studies illustrate real-world application of technical concepts, supported by over 200 full-color diagrams and photographs. This book will be of value to practicing forensic scientists (firearm and toolmark examiners), ballistics experts, crime scene personnel, police departments, forensic consultants (generalists), attorneys and judges, medical examiners (coroners), and forensic pathologists.
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Inhalt
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4 Suspected bullet impact sites and bullet holes | 69 |
5 Some useful reagents and their application | 85 |
6 The principles of trajectory reconstruction | 113 |
7 The shooting of motor vehicles | 137 |
8 Distance and orientation derived from gunshot residue patterns | 155 |
13 Shotgun shootings and evidence | 297 |
14 Wound ballistic properties and bullet behaviorbullet track trajectory determinations in gunshot wounds | 329 |
15 Trace evidence considerations associated with firearms evidence | 361 |
longrange shootings and falling bullets | 375 |
17 The sound levels of gunshots supersonic bullets and other impulse sounds | 407 |
18 Ultimate objectives reports and court presentation | 445 |
Appendix 1 Shooting Incident Evaluation and Reconstruction | 479 |
Glossary | 511 |
9 Projectile penetration and perforation | 177 |
10 The reconstructive value of cartridge cases the cycle of fire and ejection patterns | 207 |
11 Projectiles and glass | 235 |
12 Projectile ricochet and deflection | 261 |
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Back Cover | 561 |