wound‚ the pieces fit together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Based on the evidence‚ Toms was easily convicted. The Toms case was probably the first in America in which ballistics was used to solve a crime. Much like in Toms case‚ most investigations start with a crime having been committed. Forensic ballistics and firearm investigation start when there are bullets‚ cartridges‚ a weapon‚ or any combination of the above found at a crime scene. With the evidence‚ a crime lab can search for clues
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Steven‚ I think firearms identification is quite fascinating and intriguing as well. I too‚ own several firearms and find them to be empowering to say the least. What is more amazing to me is how the markings on a bullet are as specific to a weapon as fingerprints are to a person. Just like fingerprints of an individual each bullets marking are as unique and identifiable as the gun it was projected from. Yet‚ alterations can be made to such markings as a result of the things a bullet may pass through
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Ballistics Gun violence is a serious problem in today’s society and understanding how guns and their ammunition work is important to understand to be able to solve crimes. One of the pillars of forensic investigation is the science of ballistics. Wikipedia defines ballistics as the science of mechanics that deals with the flight‚ behavior and effects of projectiles (Wikipedia). Understanding how the bullet with react when striking various surfaces is crucial to any investigator. With 68% of all
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Croak March 31‚ 2011 Criminalistics 2 Research Paper Ballistics Bullets traveling over two thousand feet per second and having more energy than one normal person can perceive. Can you imagine tracking where‚ how‚ when‚ and what from angle this bullet was shot. Ballistic scientists can. Ballistics is the study of any projectile used as a weapon. This can certainly make or break a case involving a gun. Great ballistic scientists can even provide how far the bullet was shot from before
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Firearms evidence and identification has become a crucial part in investigation and solving crimes. It has led to thousands of successful investigations that otherwise would not have been. You see it in the news and on TV shows like CSI. Although CSI is far from true forensic science‚ the concept is still there. What is firearms evidence? How is it examined? This paper will look at the history of firearms identification and examine the two previous questions. To talk about firearms identification
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Forensic Ballistics Most of us will have heard the term ballistics at some time or other-more often than not when we have been watching fictionalized accounts of police work on television or in the cinema. When you think of forensics you may think of something like “The Forensic Files”‚ “NCIS”‚ or even “Law and Order”. Although‚ ballistics is a part of forensics first we will look at forensics itself and how it came about. After getting the basics about the foundation in forensics we will look at
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Final Paper The impact of ballistic technology has taken crime solving to a whole new level. With a single scan of a bullet into a ballistics database‚ the original gun fired can be identified within minutes. Once the gun is identified‚ however‚ this can give law enforcement officers the lead they will need in order to identify the suspect and further the investigation of the case. Ballistic Fingerprinting is a method that is used to identify a bullets origin of fire‚ in other words‚ what gun
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Firearms and Toolmark Identification Firearms analysis is a “discipline mainly concerned with determining whether a bullet or cartridge was fired by a particular weapon”. (Saferstein) Its beginnings can be traced back over one thousand years ago to around 1040 A.D. In China‚ Tseng Kung-Liang published the first recipes for three types of gun powder‚ which were made through a mixture of sulfur‚ charcoal‚ and potassium nitrite. (Hellemans and Bunch‚ 75) These basic elements are important because
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Firearms in America In America there are two strong sides that are for and against the owning of firearms. I will refer to the side that is for firearms as the pro-gun side and antigun side for those who oppose firearms. In this paper I will discuss how firearms affect our lives here in America. I will inform you what a firearm is and how they are used. I will discuss whether owning a firearm is ever morally permissible. I hope that by the end of this paper that you will be able make your own decision
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ABSTRACT EFFECTIVENESS OF FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION IN SOLVING CRIMINAL CASES AS PERCEIVED BY POLICE INVESTIGATORS BY: PHILIP B. MAGTAAN Master of Science in Criminology Introduction In our country today‚ there are so many violent crimes involving the use of firearm. However‚ with the declaration of in September 1947‚ there was a mark decline in violent crimes. The first year of military rule revealed that crimes involving firearms could be relatively deterred. A great number of unlicensed
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