Forensic Analysis: Weighing Bullet Lead Evidence - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Chemical Sciences And Technology; Committee On Scientific Assessment Of Bullet Lead Elemental Composition Comparison

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ISBN 10 : 0309090792 ISBN 13 : 9780309090797

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2004

Synopsis

Since the 1960s, testimony by representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in thousands of criminal cases has relied on evidence from Compositional Analysis of Bullet Lead (CABL), a forensic technique that compares the elemental composition of bullets found at a crime scene to the elemental composition of bullets found in a suspect's possession. Different from ballistics techniques that compare striations on the barrel of a gun to those on a recovered bullet, CABL is used when no gun is recovered or when bullets are too small or mangled to observe striations. Forensic Analysis: Weighing Bullet Lead Evidence assesses the scientific validity of CABL, finding that the FBI should use a different statistical analysis for the technique and that, given variations in bullet manufacturing processes, expert witnesses should make clear the very limited conclusions that CABL results can support. The report also recommends that the FBI take additional measures to ensure the validity of CABL results, which include improving documentation, publishing details, and improving on training and oversight.

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Committee on Scientific Assessment of Bullet Lead Elemental Composition Comparison, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309090792
• ISBN 13: 9780309090797
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
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