Slide 1Essential Question: How are incidences involving ballistics and arson investigated? 1 Ballistics and Arson Slide 2 Introduction Forensic ballistics: the science of…

Slide 1BALLISTICS Bullets and Casings Slide 2 T IMELINE OF B ALLISTICS E XAMINATION 1923: FBI Bureau of Forensic Ballistics established 1929: weapons used in the St. Valentines…

Slide 1 Slide 2 1. Firearm weapons are used for attack or defense. 2. Firearms shoot a projectile by the force of the gases resulting from rapid combustion of an explosive…

Slide 1Someone throws a paper ball at you. You arent looking their direction when it was thrown, but you turn around right before it hits you in the forehead. Can you usually…

Slide 1  Introduction to Forensic Science Slide 2  Forensic Science  Involves the application of scientific theory, process, and techniques in legal matters. …

Physical Evidence bsapp.com Common Types of Physical Evidence Blood, semen, and saliva Documents Drugs Explosives Fibers Fingerprints Firearms and ammunition Glass Hair Impressions…

Catalyst: What does trajectory mean? How is it used? Someone throws a paper ball at you. You aren’t looking their direction when it was thrown, but you turn around right…

Slide 1FIREARMS Slide 2 Introduction 0 Structural variations and irregularities caused by scratches, nicks, breaks, and wear may permit the criminalist to relate: 0 A bullet…

Slide 1Firearms, Toolmarks, and Impressions 1 Slide 2 2 You will learn: How class and individual evidence can answer different questions. How impression analysis is used…

Slide 1Question The inner surface of the barrel of a gun leaves its markings on a bullet passing through it. These markings are peculiar to each gun. Would these markings…