- 01: Introduction
- 02: History
- 03: Propellants, Firearms, and Ammunition Development
- 04: Modern Firearms Manufacture
- 05: Small Arms Ammunition
- 06: Evidence Handling Procedures
- 07: Equipment and Instrumentation
- 08: Examination of Firearms
- 09: Cartridge and Shotshell Examination
- 10: Characterization and Evaluation of Fired Projectiles
- 11: Bullet Comparison and Identification
- 12: Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination
- 13: Toolmark Identification
- 14: Communicating Results
- Resources
Module 14: Communicating Results
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| Author: John H. Dillon, Jr. |
 Jack
Dillon earned a B. S. from the United States Naval Academy and an
M. Ed. from the University of Virginia. Commissioned in the United
States Marine Corps in 1964, he attained the rank of Captain of Marines.
Appointed a Special Agent, FBI, in 1970, he investigated diverse criminal
violations, including organized crime, bank robberies, extortions,
and kidnappings. In 1976 he received orders to the Firearms/Toolmarks
Unit of the FBI Laboratory for training as an examiner, where he evaluated
evidence and provided on-site field support in domestic cases, as
well as abroad. He also designed and taught basic and management-level
forensic courses at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1982-1988.
Jack retired from the FBI as Chief of the Firearms/Toolmarks Unit
in 1994, and continues to consult in forensic firearm cases and in
training design and delivery. |
| Author: Greg Hill |
Gregory Hill started his criminal justice career as a patrol officer with the City of Tampa Police Department. Greg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, with honors, in Criminology from Saint Leo College and a Juris Doctorate degree in 1995 at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law. In private practice, Greg focused on criminal defense law in state and federal courts and served as an Assistant Public Defender in the 13th Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County, FL), and the 9th Judicial Circuit (Orange and Osceola Counties, Florida). Greg has extensive jury trial experience involving forensic evidence and has provided courtroom testimony instruction to law enforcement agencies, laboratory personnel, and attorneys in the use of scientific evidence. He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and associate member of the International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) and International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Greg is the AAFS 2007 Program Chair of the Jurisprudence Section Program. |
| Author: Ronald Hill, Ph.D. |
| Ronald Paul Hill has a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is the Bank of America Professor and founding dean of the College of Business at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. He has authored over seventy-five journal articles on a variety of topics. Areas include environmental management, corporate social responsibility, impoverished consumer behavior, business ethics, and public policy. Outlets for this research include Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Business and Society Review, Journal of Business Ethics, Human Rights Quarterly, Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and Journal of Management Inquiry. |
