Professional Competence In Forensic Firearms Examination (Firearm… Certificate of Competence:
Bachelor's degree
In Stoke-On-Trent
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Stoke-on-trent
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Duration
1 Month
Delivered via stimulating lectures and three practical sessions using new equipment and facilities available at the Staffordshire University Science Centre. Students will have the opportunity to handle deactivated firearms, utilise the indoor firing range and experience evidence analysis using the comparison microscope in our state-of-the-art criminalistics laboratory
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About this course
Suitable for students, graduates and academics in higher education, or in science-related fields.
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Subjects
- Firearms
Course programme
This 2 day course aims to provide an understanding of the role of the firearms examiner in forensic firearms investigations and detail the underlying principles in the field of firearms identification and ballistics.
In this course, students will expand their knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of firearms, firearm component manufacturing, and forensic firearms identification, internal, external and terminal ballistics.
Subject matter will include:
1968 Firearms Act (amendment)
Types of firearms
Ammunition composition
Component manufacturing processes
Firearms evidence collection
Class and individual characteristics for firearms identification
Introduction to internal, external and terminal ballistics
The first of three laboratory practicals will cover the collection of firearms evidence from a mock crime scene and the comparison of fired ammunition component(s).
Two further laboratory practicals to allow the students to experiment, interpret and critically evaluate the effect of physical mechanics by changing the projectile mass and angle of firearm inclination.
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Professional Competence In Forensic Firearms Examination (Firearm… Certificate of Competence: