DESCRIPTION OF COURSES


     
         
     

ADJ - Administration of Justice

ADJ  278

FIREARMS AND TOOL-MARK IDENTIFICATION

(3.00 CR.)

Introduces the role of the firearms examiner in forensic science. Teaches the examination techniques and procedures for identifying firearms, tool-marks, ammunition, projectiles and projectile fragments. Instructs on the topics of determining muzzle-to-target distance, gunshot residue tests, firearms nomenclature, comparative micrography, serial number restoration, and the collecting, handling, and presenting of firearms and tool-mark evidence. Lecture 2-3 hours per week.

       
 
       

Northern Virginia Community College ©2005
This page was last updated on June 7, 2005 12:43 PM
Comments/Questions: webmaster@nvcc.edu