1st Edition
Terminal Ballistics A Text and Atlas of Gunshot Wounds
By Malcolm J. Dodd
Copyright 2005
224 Pages
448 Color Illustrations
by
CRC Press
212 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Terminal Ballistics: A Text and Atlas of Gunshot Wounds is a comprehensive guide that explains the science of forensic ballistics - focusing on the hardware, injury patterns, and forensic techniques associated with gunshot wounds. The text begins by describing the anatomy and design of basic firearms and the fundamental components of ammunition rounds, .22 rimfire, and propellants. The author... Read more
HARDWARE
§ Anatomy of Handguns, Rifles, and Shotguns
§ Smooth Bore (Shotgun) Ammunition
§ Handgun Ammunition
§ Centerfire Rifle Ammunition
§ The .22 Rimfire
§ Propellants
INJURY PATTERNS
§ "Pathological" Range of Fire
§ The .22 Rimfire Projectile
§ Handgun Injury Patterns
§ Center Fire Rifle Injury Patterns
§ Shotgun Injury Patterns
§ Black Powder Firearms
§ Injuries from Air Pistols and Air Rifles
§ Nail Gun Injuries
§ The Intermediary Target, Atypical Wounds, and Miscellaneous Gunshot Injury Patterns
§ Illegal Modification of Firearms and Home Made Weapons
§ Bone Injury, the Skull, and the Concept of Bevelling
§ The Internal Organs
§ The Mimics of Gunshot Injury - Injuries in Life and Post Mortem Artifacts
§ Exit Wounds
TECHNIQUE
§ Management of the Gunshot Wound Surgical Resection
Specimen
§ Gunshot Residue Sampling and the Ballistics Expert
§ Radiology
§ The Gunshot Homicide - the Crime Scene
§ The Gunshot Homicide - the Autopsy and Report
§ Forensic Photography, K. Byrne
§ Forensic Entomology as Applied to Gunshot Injury
§ Field Work in a Theatre of War - Human Rights
APPENDIX
§ Anatomy of Handguns, Rifles, and Shotguns
§ Smooth Bore (Shotgun) Ammunition
§ Handgun Ammunition
§ Centerfire Rifle Ammunition
§ The .22 Rimfire
§ Propellants
INJURY PATTERNS
§ "Pathological" Range of Fire
§ The .22 Rimfire Projectile
§ Handgun Injury Patterns
§ Center Fire Rifle Injury Patterns
§ Shotgun Injury Patterns
§ Black Powder Firearms
§ Injuries from Air Pistols and Air Rifles
§ Nail Gun Injuries
§ The Intermediary Target, Atypical Wounds, and Miscellaneous Gunshot Injury Patterns
§ Illegal Modification of Firearms and Home Made Weapons
§ Bone Injury, the Skull, and the Concept of Bevelling
§ The Internal Organs
§ The Mimics of Gunshot Injury - Injuries in Life and Post Mortem Artifacts
§ Exit Wounds
TECHNIQUE
§ Management of the Gunshot Wound Surgical Resection
Specimen
§ Gunshot Residue Sampling and the Ballistics Expert
§ Radiology
§ The Gunshot Homicide - the Crime Scene
§ The Gunshot Homicide - the Autopsy and Report
§ Forensic Photography, K. Byrne
§ Forensic Entomology as Applied to Gunshot Injury
§ Field Work in a Theatre of War - Human Rights
APPENDIX
Biography
Malcolm J. Dodd
