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

• Main Author: Di Maio, Vincent J. M. 1941- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• Edition: Third Edition
• Series: CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
• Subjects: Forensic Ballistics; Wounds, Gunshot
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• Physical Description: xxi, 355 pages illustrations (some color) 27 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781498725699; 1498725694

Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, this third edition of a bestseller provides critical updates to 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, 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