Ballistics

Review:

• The history of forensic ballistics – ballistic fingerprinting (Links to an external site.)
• What is forensic ballistics? (Links to an external site.)
• National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) (Links to an external site.)
• Fact Sheet – National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (Links to an external site.)
• Firearm examiner training (Links to an external site.)

Watch:

• Forensic scientist gives inside look at firearm comparison tests (Links to an external site.)
• Firearms examination (Links to an external site.)

Your Firearms analysis paper must address the following elements: 

• Explain how to process and retrieve trace evidence involving firearms.
• Evaluate accepted methodologies employed in contemporary crime scene management relative to firearms.
• Analyze commonly accepted forensic techniques and contemporary specialized techniques available for crimes involving firearms.

The Firearm analysis paper:

• Must be approximately 1,000 words