Title:
Gunshot wounds : practical aspects of firearms, ballistics, and forensic techniques
Personal Author:
Series:
CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Boca Raton : CRC Press, c1999
Physical Description:
xix, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780849381638
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Summary
Summary
Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Second Edition provides critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, bang guns, rifles, and shotguns. The final chapters explain autopsy technique and procedure and laboratory analysis relating to weapons and gunshot evidence.
Table of Contents
| An Introduction to Firearms and Ammunition |
| The Forensic Aspects of Ballistics |
| Wound Ballistics |
| An Introduction to the Classification of Gunshot Wounds |
| Wounds from Handguns |
| Wounds from .22 Caliber Rimfire Weapons |
| Wounds from Centerfire Rifles |
| Wounds from Shotguns |
| Gunshot Wounds: Miscellaneous |
| Weapons and Ammunition: Miscellaneous |
| X-Rays |
| Detection of Gunshot Residues |
| Correct Handling of Deaths from Firearms |
| Suicide by Firearms |
| Appendix A Hollow-Point Ammunition: Myths and Facts |
| Appendix B The Forensic Autopsy |
| Appendix C Gunshot Residue Procedures |
| Index |
