Chapter 9, Problem 25RQ

Summary Introduction

To know: If it is right to insert a pencil into the barrel of the gun collected from the crime-scene.

Introduction: The examination of the firearm, cartridges, bullets, tool marks left on the crime scene as evidence is identified by the forensic expert. The examiners view for fingerprints on weapons, footprints, bullet striations, and serial numbers from the objects. The evidences must be carefully handled and tagged with initials and further the data can be stored in databases. The analysis with various techniques helps crack the crime cases easily.