Police and Security, Vol. 18 No. 1, 2009.
Professional paper
The criteria for mechanical toolmarks and firearms identification
Vedran Nuić
; Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this article are described the basic criteria for mechanical toolmarks and firearms identification as well as a historical development of conservative quantitative criteria for identification and his current vrorld status. It is also shown a practical example of Consecutive Matching Striations (CMS) numeration appliance upon to mechanical marks identification as well as practical conformation of CMS identification theory. The intention is to encourage the examiners to elaborate their objective observations which support the results of toolmarks examinations and to be conservative in the importance of the observations.
Keywords
Consecutive matching striated; Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners
Hrčak ID:
79316
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2009.
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