Details

Subject(s)

• Gunshot wounds [Browse]
• Forensic ballistics [Browse]
• Forensic pathology [Browse]

Series

• CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations. [More in this series]
• CRC Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations

Summary note

"The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns. It also explains autopsy techniques and procedures and laboratory analyses relating to weapons and gunshot evidence. A much-needed update after nearly 20 years, the third edition of Gunshot Wounds provides the latest and most thorough information on firearms and best practices for examining firearm-related wounds."--Back cover.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2015).

Language note

English

Contents

• 1. Firearms and ammunition
• 2. Forensic aspects of ballistics
• 3. Wound ballistics
• 4. Introduction to the classification of gunshot wounds
• 5. Wounds due to handguns
• 6. Wounds from rimfire firearms
• 7. Wounds from centerfire rifles
• 8. Wounds from shotguns
• 9. Bloody bodies and bloody scenes
• 10. Weapons and ammunition : miscellaneous
• 11. X-rays
• 12. Detection of gunshot residues
• 13. Correct handling of deaths from firearms
• 14. Suicide by firearms.

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ISBN

• 1-000-43015-4
• 0-367-80571-5
• 1-4987-2570-8

OCLC

921188817

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