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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > investigation techniques > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > criminology and justice > investigation techniques > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > investigation techniques > ballistics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > criminology and justice > investigation techniques > ballistics

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ballistics  

Definition

  • Ballistics is the area of forensic science that deals with the study of firearms, ammunition, and bullet trajectory (flight path). Firearms include handguns (revolvers or semiautomatics), rifles, and shotguns. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Ballistics]

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