Bijlage B Standards Forensic Weapon and Ammunition Examination (006.1): suggested literature

Standards Forensic Weapon and Ammunition Examination (006.1)

Only available in Dutch: J.A.J.M. Waaijer & Zanten, M. van (2011). Meertalig verklarend woordenboek wapens en munitie. Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers. A candidate should be aware of recent developments within the relevant field of expertise. The list of literature contained below is an non exhaustive list of minimum proposed literature. Suggested literature: Comparative examination, technical weapon research and ballistics Forensic statistics (including Bayes) Bias / influence: De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.

• – Biasotti, A.A. (1959). A Statistical Study of the Individual Characteristics of Fired Bullets, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 4 (1), 34-50.
• – Biasotti, A.A. & Murdock, J. (1984). Criteria for Identification or State of the Art of Firearm and Toolmark Identification, AFTE Journal, 16 (4),16-24.
• – Bonfanti, M. & De Kinder, J. (1999). The influence of manufacturing processes on the identification of bullets and cartridge cases – a review of the literature, Science & Justice, 39 (1), 3-10.
• – Burrard, G. (1990). The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics. Prescott, Arizona, USA: Wolfe Publishing Company.
• – Faigman, D.L., Kaye D.H., Saks M.J. and Sanders J. (2010). Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony. Firearms and Toolmarks Identification. USA: West Publishing.
• – Gunther, J.D. and Gunther, C.O. (1935). The Identification of Firearms. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• – Hatcher, J.S. (1935). Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence. Plantersville, USA: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Co.
• – Heard, B.J. (1997). Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics – Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.
• – Miller, J. & McLean, M. (1998). Criteria For Identification of Toolmarks, AFTE Journal, 30 (1), 15-61.
• – Miller, J. (2000). Criteria for Identification of Toolmarks, Part II, Single Land Impression comparisons, AFTE Journal, 32 (2), 116-131.
• – Nichols, R.G. (1997). Firearm and Toolmark Identification Criteria: a review of the Literature, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 42 (3), 466-474.
• – Nichols, R.G. (2003). Firearm and Toolmark Identification Criteria: a review of the Literature, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48 (2), 318-327.
• – Moran, B. (2002). A Report on the AFTE Theory of Identification of Toolmarks and Range of Conclusions for Tool Mark Identification and Resulting Approaches to Casework, AFTE Journal, 34 (2), 227-235.
• – Nichols, R.G. (2003). Consecutive Matching Striations (CMS): Its definition, Study and Application in the Discipline of Firearms and Tool Mark Identification, AFTE Journal, 35 (3), 298 -306.
• – Sellier, K. (1982). Schusswaffen und Schusswirkungen: Ballistik, Medizin, Kriminalistik. Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild.
• – Robertson, B. & Vignaux, G.A. (1995). Interpreting evidence - evaluating forensic science in the courtroom. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons.
• – Lucy, D. (2005). Introduction to Statistics for Forensic Scientists. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
• – Broeders, A.P.A. (2003). Op zoek naar de bron – over de grondslagen van de criminalistiek en de waardering van het forensisch bewijs. Deventer: Kluwer.
• – Sjerps, M.J.& Coster van Voorhout, J.A. (2005). Het onzekere bewijs. Gebruik van statistiek en kansrekening in het strafrecht, Deventer: Kluwer.
• – Berger, C.E.H. (2010). Criminalistiek is terugredeneren. Nederlands Juristenblad, 646 (13), 784-789.
• – Risinger, D.M., Saks, M.J., Thompson, W.C. & Rosenthal, R. (2002). The Daubert/Kumho implications of observer effects in forensic science: hidden problems of expectation and suggestion. California Law Review, 90 (1), 1-56.
• – Saks, M.J., Risinger, D.M., Rosenthal, R., & Thompson, W.C. (2003), Context effects in forensic science. Science & Justice, 43(2), 77-90.
• – Dror, I. E., Charlton, D., & Peron A. (2006). Contextual information renders experts vulnerable to making erroneous identifications. Forensic Science International, 156 (1), 74-78.
• – Interpol-Review 2010-2013: ‘Examination of Firearms’ (17th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium (Lyon, 8- 10 October 2013).
• – HOME/2010/ISEC/MO/4000001759: Strengthening the Evaluation of Forensic Results across Europe (STEOFRAE), 8 March 2015.