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WEST GERMANY - TOWARD THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMINALISTICS TECHNOLOGY

NCJ Number
15219
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 28 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 293-296
Author(s)
C LESZCZYNSKI
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
CURRENT STANDARDS, GOALS, AND SAMPLE PROJECT OF THE BUNDESKRIMINALAMT (FEDERAL CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE) IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS AND EQUIPMENT.
Abstract
AMONG THE NEW METHODS, THE USE OF COMPUTER-BASED EQUIPMENT IS MENTIONED. THE PARTICULAR PROJECT DISCUSSED HERE DEVELOPED MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE FROM WHICH A SHOT WAS FIRED, USING COMPUTER PROCESSING OF DATA DERIVED FROM CHEMICAL AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSES OF SMOKE TRACES. --IN GERMAN