Gunshot wounds : practical aspects of firearms, ballistics, and forensic techniques

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Title:

Gunshot wounds : practical aspects of firearms, ballistics, and forensic techniques

Author:

Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941-

ISBN:

9780849381638

Personal Author:

Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1999.

Physical Description:

xix, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations

Contents:

1. Firearms and Ammunition -- 2. The Forensic Aspects of Ballistics -- 3. Wound Ballistics -- 4. An Introduction to the Classification of Gunshot Wounds -- 5. Wounds Due to Handguns -- 6. Wounds from .22 Caliber Rimfire Weapons -- 7. Wounds from Centerfire Rifles -- 8. Wounds from Shotguns -- 9. Bloody Bodies and Bloody Scenes -- 10. Miscellaneous Weapons and Ammunition -- 11. X-rays -- 12. Detection of Gunshot Residues -- 13. Correct Handling of Deaths from Firearms -- 14. Suicide by Firearms -- App. A. "Stopping Power" and Hollow-Point Pistol Ammunition: Myths and Facts -- App. B. The Forensic Autopsy in Gunshot Wound Cases.

Abstract:

Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Second Edition provides critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes practical aspects of ballistics; wound ballistics; the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns; autopsy technique and procedure; and laboratory analysis relating to weapons and gunshot evidence.

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Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Second Edition provides critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, bang guns, rifles, and shotguns. The final chapters explain autopsy technique and procedure and laboratory analysis relating to weapons and gunshot evidence.