Practical Analysis and Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents (Crc Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

the Ultimate Goal Of Collecting, Preserving, And Examining Physical Evidence Is Individualization - Associating Each Piece With Its Responsible Source. Firearms Evidence In Particular Has The Potential To Individualize Its Source. Accessible And Comprehensive, Practical Analysis And Reconstruction Of Shooting Incidents Provides The Foundation Necessary To Develop And Sharpen The Skills Used To Investigate Shooting Incidents. It Provides An Explanation Of What Constitutes Pertinent Evidence And Appropriate Results Pertaining To Autopsies, Forensic Laboratory Analysis, And Reenactments. The Text Also Reviews Basic Firearm Design, Function, Ammunition Components, And The Terminology Required For Understanding Evidence Encountered At The Scene. the Book Explains The Basic Mathematics Of Shooting Reconstruction And Includes Sample Problems At The End Of Each Chapter. It Presents Case Studies That Feature Those Involving The John F. Kennedy And Robert F. Kennedy Assassinations. It Also Details Proper Photographic Documentation And Effective Courtroom Techniques Used To Present The Results Of Shooting Reconstructions To Juries, With Examples Of Acceptable Demonstrative Evidence. arming The Investigator With The Means To Successfully Examine And Evaluate What Transpired At The Scene, Practical Analysis And Reconstruction Of Shooting Incidents Is An Important Resource To Have Accessible At All Times. Front Cover......Page 1 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Author......Page 12 Editor’s Note......Page 14 Illustrations......Page 16 Contents......Page 22 1. Theory and Practice of Shooting Reconstruction......Page 28 2. Mathematics of Shooting Reconstruction......Page 48 3. Firearms and Ammunition Components......Page 72 4. Shooting Reconstruction Equipment and Use......Page 92 5. Cartridge Case Ejection Pattern Testing......Page 124 6. Shot Pattern Analysis and Testing......Page 138 7. Examination and Testing of Weapons and Ammunition Components......Page 150 8. Gunshot Residue Testing......Page 162 9. Bullet Hole and Wound Characteristics......Page 188 10. Bullet Ricochet Phenomena......Page 222 11. Bloodstains and Blood Spatter at Shooting Scenes......Page 244 12. Officer-Involved Shootings......Page 262 13. Case Analysis......Page 274 14. Ballistics......Page 294 15. Firearms and Ammunition Reference Collections and Other Resources......Page 314 16. Report Writing, Demonstrative Evidence, and Courtroom Presentation......Page 328 Glossary......Page 338 Index......Page 344 Namen hranjenja, zbiranja in preučevanja materialnih dokazov je individualizacija - povezovanje vsakega dokaznega delca z njegovim ustreznim virom. Možnosti individualizacije vira so še posebej izrazite pri dokazih o strelnem orožju. Uspešna analiza in rekonstrukcija incidenta ali kaznivega dejanja z uporabo strelnega orožja sta neposredno povezani z izobraževanjem, usposabljanjem in praktičnimi izkušnjami. Znanje brez izkušenj ima prav toliko pasti kot izkušnje brez znanja. Knjiga daje osnove za razvijanje in izpopolnjevanje spretnosti in znanj, ki so potrebna pri raziskovanju incidentov s streljanjem. Med drugim pojasnjuje tudi ustreznost dokazov in rezultatov v zvezi z avtopsijo, forenzičnimi laboratorijskimi analizami ter rekonstrukcijami This author's goal is to educate the reader that the collecting, preserving, and examining physical evidence is individualization - associating each piece with its responsible source. Firearms evidence in particular has the potential to individualize its source. The book provides the foundation necessary to develop and sharpen the skills used to investigate shooting incidents and provides an explanation of what constitutes pertinent evidence and appropriate results pertaining to autopsies, forensic laboratory analysis, and reenactments. The text also reviews basic firearm design, function, ammunition components, and terminology Hueske (U. of North Texas) makes good use of his long practice as a criminologist and well as his knowledge of the literature, the skills of individual observation and the value of experimentation which readers can use when they analyze and reconstruct a shooting incident. He covers the theory and practice of shooting reconstruction, mathematics, f