Description: Firearms and their associated ammunition, spent bullets, and spent cartridge cases provide useful information for identifying suspects, terrorist groups, and the criminal history of a weapon. Unfortunately, despite the numerous detailed books on the physical aspects of firearms, very little has been published on the chemical aspects, and what has been published is sparse and fragmented. Drawing on the extensive experience of the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory (NIFSL), Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue- • Details forensic firearms casework with a concise overview of analytical protocols for firearms and ammunition evidence • Describes the analysis and methodology used to examine firearms and explosives residues • Reviews different laboratory tests for chemical identification and classification • Records the statistics gathered and the scientific methods developed by the NIFSL to meet the demands of law enforcement and courts of law • Summarizes the history of firearms and ammunition as it relates to the development of modern weapons • Provides more than 60 photographs, figures, and tables to illustrate the concepts Providing crucial, hard-to-find data for forensic laboratories and forensic chemists with little or no prior knowledge of firearms, this seminal work presents a wide range of firearms chemistry information and outlines the creation of an international statistical database to aid investigations. Dr. James Smyth Wallace is a retired U.K. forensic scientist and a 25-year veteran of the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory. He is the author/co-author of 14 scientific papers, as well as a forensic science textbook. He is a member of the Forensic Science Society and retains an active interest in forensic chemistry, particularly in the area of trace evidence detection.
Price: 72.5 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Subject Area: Law, Social Science, Science
Publication Name: Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Item Length: 9.6 in
Subject: Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, Chemistry / Analytic, Forensic Science, Chemistry / General, Criminology
Publication Year: 2008
Series: International Forensic Science and Investigation Ser.
Type: Textbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 0.9 in
Author: James Smyth Wallace
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 6.5 in
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
