A. J. Schwoeble, «Current Methods in Forensic Gunshot Residue Analysis»

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A. J. Schwoeble, «Current Methods in Forensic Gunshot Residue Analysis»

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The FBI's Crime in the United States estimated that in 1997, about 70% of all murders, 40% of all robberies, and 20% of all aggravated assaults that were reported to the police were committed with a firearm. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 1996 about 41% of the deaths that resulted from firearms injuries were homicides, 53% were suicides, 3% were unintentional, and 2% were of undetermined intent. Gunshot residue investigation can make the difference between an unknown cause and solving a crime. Current Methods in Forensic Gunshot Residue Analysis completely covers the techniques that are relied upon more and more in investigation and prosecution of such violent crime. It takes the reader from the collection of gunshot residue to giving testimony, and all the steps in between.