Forensic Investigation of Unusual Firearms: Ballistic and Medico-Legal Evidence

The book presents a forensic study of unusual firearms, helping crime-scene investigators minimize erroneous conclusions in cases where these types of firearms are used. It covers forensic investigation of fired bullets, medico-legal evidence, barrel marks on fired shots, and investigation of fired cartridges and shot charge, with chapters on timing of firing, unusual rifling marks, shooter identification, and unusual bullet hole evaluations. It is intended for professionals and academicians working in the field of forensic science, forensic medicine, criminology, and law.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The use of illegally produced firearms has increased exponentially worldwide in recent years, leading to unpredictable and misleading reconstructions of shooting incidents. To address this issue, internationally known forensic firearm expert J.K. Sinha presents a detailed forensic study of unusual firearms in his book. The book begins with an introduction to unusual firearms and proceeds to discuss forensic investigation of fired bullets, medico-legal evidence, barrel marks on fired shots, and investigation of fired cartridges and shot charge. Chapters also cover topics such as timing of firing, unusual rifling marks, shooter identification, and unusual bullet hole evaluations. The author identifies new class characteristic parameters needed to establish linkage of projectiles with irregular rifled and smoothbore barrels based on his extensive experimentation with more than 1,000 nonstandard firearms. This is the first book of its kind to critically examine the use of unusual, nonstandard firearms in perpetrating crimes and is intended for professionals and academicians working in the field of forensic firearm experts and consultants, forensic medicine professionals and medico-legal experts, prosecution and defense attorneys, enforcement agencies and judiciary, university students and researchers studying forensic science, forensic medicine, criminology and law.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367778682