NCJ Number
43286
Editor(s)
W G ECKERT
Date Published
1977
Length
104 pages
Annotation
THE PAPERS IN THIS COLLECTION DISCUSS WEAPONRY IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, LABORATORY, CRIMINALISTIC, MEDICAL, AND LEGAL CONTEXTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
Abstract
THE ROLE OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS, AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIREARMS SCENE, AND DISCUSSIONS OF FIREARMS CLASSIFICATION, EXAMINATION, AMMUNITION, AND EVIDENCE ANALYSIS ARE AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED. ASPECTS OF MEDICOLEGAL, FIELD, AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATION ARE EXPLORED, AS WELL AS EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY AND BLOODSTAIN ANALYSIS. USE OF FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND CRIMINALISTICS IN THE U.S.S.R. ARE ALSO EXAMINED. PRESENTATIONS DEAL WITH LEGAL ASPECTS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BOTH PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE.