Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics

Tom Warlow (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

518 Seiten

2011 | 3rd edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-1827-5 (ISBN)

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While gun design has undergone only minimal change over the centuries, investigative tools surrounding firearm use have grown significantly in sophistication. Now in its third edition, Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics has been updated to reflect recently published research and new technology developed since the last volume. Beginning with a discussion of the development of arms and ammunition from the fourteenth century to the present day, this book examines:

Firearms laws around the world, including legal challenges raised in the U.S. by the Daubert decision
Firearms manufacturing processes, the mechanisms of various firearms, and the linking of a particular bullet or spent cartridge with a suspected weapon
The origins and development of new science in firearms, including controversies, pioneers, and an exposé of the "quack" purveyors of pseudo-science
Internal, external, and terminal (wound) ballistics
The nature, composition, and analytical detection of discharge residue left on a suspect
The role of the ballistics expert at all stages of a case, ranging from the scene of the shooting incident, the post mortem examinations, the examination and testing of exhibits at the laboratory, and the presentation of evidence in court
Recently introduced computer search techniques applied to captured and digitally stored images of marks left on fired bullets and spent cartridge cases
Manual microscopic comparison work and computer-based searches on digital images of bullet and cartridge case marks to determine if a particular weapon has been fired in previous cases

Written by an expert with more than 50 years of experience using and handling firearms, this text is enhanced with nearly 250 illustrations, making it a premier guide to the fundamentals of firearms and related evidentiary considerations.

Tom Warlow has more than 50 years of experience using and handling firearms and was for nine years a member of the statutory Firearms Consultative Committee, which advisedthe U.K. Government on firearms and firearms legislation as well as providing an annual report to Parliament. He was a casework reporting officer for more than 25 years in the national Firearms Unit in the U.K., a division with oversight of 50 million persons in England and Wales and covering 43 police force areas. Mr. Warlow has a keen interest in gun sports.

The Beginnings. Firearms Legislation and the Definition of a Firearm. Marks and Microscopy - The Emergence of a New Science. Manufacture, Mechanisms, and Design Aspects of Firearms. Internal Ballistics. External Ballistics and Cartridge Loadings. Terminal/Wound Ballistics and Distance of Firing. The Scene of the Shooting Incident. Examination of Exhibits at the Laboratory. Presentation of Evidence to the Courts. Proof Marks and the Proof of Firearms. Appendix 1: Useful Data. Appendix 2: German Ordinance Codes Used Between 1938 and 1945.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.12.2011
Zusatzinfo	32 Tables, black and white; 245 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	839 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-4398-1827-4 / 1439818274
ISBN-13	978-1-4398-1827-5 / 9781439818275
Zustand	Neuware