Author: Dale Armstrong
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0692158804
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Those who profit from illegally arming violent criminals and perpetuating the cycle of violence, victimization, and suffering are a special breed of bad guy. Firearms Trafficking, A Guide for Criminal Investigators, helps criminal investigators set their sights on armed violent criminals and those who traffic the crime guns that fuel this violence. This comprehensive text that provides insight into all aspects of firearms trafficking and armed violent crime investigation and easily keeps the readers interest with real-life case examples demonstrating the successful application of all the techniques discussed. This book is intended for criminal justice students, colleges and universities, criminal investigators in the U.S. and abroad, law enforcement academies, law enforcement executives, researchers, strategic planners, and policy makers.
Firearms Trafficking - A Guide for Criminal Investigators
Author: Dale Armstrong
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0692158804
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Those who profit from illegally arming violent criminals and perpetuating the cycle of violence, victimization, and suffering are a special breed of bad guy. Firearms Trafficking, A Guide for Criminal Investigators, helps criminal investigators set their sights on armed violent criminals and those who traffic the crime guns that fuel this violence. This comprehensive text that provides insight into all aspects of firearms trafficking and armed violent crime investigation and easily keeps the readers interest with real-life case examples demonstrating the successful application of all the techniques discussed. This book is intended for criminal justice students, colleges and universities, criminal investigators in the U.S. and abroad, law enforcement academies, law enforcement executives, researchers, strategic planners, and policy makers.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0692158804
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Those who profit from illegally arming violent criminals and perpetuating the cycle of violence, victimization, and suffering are a special breed of bad guy. Firearms Trafficking, A Guide for Criminal Investigators, helps criminal investigators set their sights on armed violent criminals and those who traffic the crime guns that fuel this violence. This comprehensive text that provides insight into all aspects of firearms trafficking and armed violent crime investigation and easily keeps the readers interest with real-life case examples demonstrating the successful application of all the techniques discussed. This book is intended for criminal justice students, colleges and universities, criminal investigators in the U.S. and abroad, law enforcement academies, law enforcement executives, researchers, strategic planners, and policy makers.
Policing Gun Violence
Author: Anthony A. Braga
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199929289
Category : Gun control
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"Policing Gun Violence makes the case that increasing the effectiveness of the police in gun-violence prevention is both possible and essential. It is essential because in many cities, gun violence is the most pressing crime problem, making cities less liveable and dragging down economic development. There is no good alternative to police authority for gaining control of criminal gangs and interrupting cycles of retaliation. Increasing police effectiveness is possible due to considerable advances in the understanding of what works (and what doesn't) in the strategic use of police resources. In particular, innovations such as focused deterrence, hot spots policing, procedural justice, and enhanced shooting investigations have been widely studied and offer real promise if implemented correctly. The challenges in this domain begin with the fact that low-income communities of color, which bear the brunt of gun violence, tend to be distrustful of the police. Residents of these communities often feel that they are overpoliced, due to heavy-handed tactics and all-too-common officer-involved shootings. But they also feel under-policed, as evidenced by slow response times, failure to intervene in tense situations, and low arrest rates for serious crime. A comprehensive strategy for policing gun violence requires a community focus and a commitment to reining in police misbehaviour. This book makes the case that, done correctly, policing gun violence is an urgent investment and a matter of social justice"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199929289
Category : Gun control
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"Policing Gun Violence makes the case that increasing the effectiveness of the police in gun-violence prevention is both possible and essential. It is essential because in many cities, gun violence is the most pressing crime problem, making cities less liveable and dragging down economic development. There is no good alternative to police authority for gaining control of criminal gangs and interrupting cycles of retaliation. Increasing police effectiveness is possible due to considerable advances in the understanding of what works (and what doesn't) in the strategic use of police resources. In particular, innovations such as focused deterrence, hot spots policing, procedural justice, and enhanced shooting investigations have been widely studied and offer real promise if implemented correctly. The challenges in this domain begin with the fact that low-income communities of color, which bear the brunt of gun violence, tend to be distrustful of the police. Residents of these communities often feel that they are overpoliced, due to heavy-handed tactics and all-too-common officer-involved shootings. But they also feel under-policed, as evidenced by slow response times, failure to intervene in tense situations, and low arrest rates for serious crime. A comprehensive strategy for policing gun violence requires a community focus and a commitment to reining in police misbehaviour. This book makes the case that, done correctly, policing gun violence is an urgent investment and a matter of social justice"--
Fast And Furious: A Comprehensive Collection Of U.S. Government Documents To 2017
Author:
Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26260
Book Description
Over 26,000 total pages .... Background: The Fast and Furious operation was responsible for allowing approximately 2,000 firearms to illegally flow into the hands of criminals, including Mexican drug cartel associates. On December 14, 2010, Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a United States Marine, was killed while on patrol just miles from the Mexican border. The firearms found at the scene were semi-automatic rifles that were allowed to walk as part of Operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Republicans have investigated Fast and Furious since January 2011. Over the course of the investigation, the Justice Department has provided false information, stonewalled document requests, produced scores of blacked-out pages and duplicate documents, and refused to comply with two congressional subpoenas. In August 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives Office of General Counsel filed suit against the Justice Department. On January 19, 2016, United States District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued her opinion and ordered DOJ release documents previously withheld under the President’s executive privilege claim. On April 8, 2016, DOJ complied with the Judge’s order, delivering more than 20,500 pages of documents to the Committee. CONTENTS: Statement of Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General - Report by the Office of the Inspector General on the Review of ATF's Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters. September 20, 2012 FACT SHEET: Oversight Committee Schedules June 20 Contempt Vote over Operation Fast and Furious Documents Flash Memorandum: April 14, 2016 To: Republican Members Committee on Oversight and Government Reform From: Chairman Jason Chaffetz Re: Preliminary Update—The Fast and Furious Papers A Review of ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters (REDACTED): September 2012 Re-issued November 2012 (Some previously redacted material unredacted) Part I of III Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation Part I Appendix 1 Part 1/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 1 Part 2/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 1 Part 3/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 1/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 2/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 3/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part II of III Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation Part III of III Fast and Furious: Obstruction of Congress by the Department of Justice The Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious: Fueling Cartel Violence The Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious: Accounts of ATF Agents ATF Documents related to Operation Fast and Furious - Parts 01 through 14 ATF Documents related to Operation Fast and Furious – Responses A through Q Witnesses and testimonies: The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Josephine Terry - Mother of Late Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Robert Heyer - Terry Family Spokesman John Dodson - Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division Witnesses - Full Committee Hearing: Operation Fast and Furious: The Other Side of the Border: Carlos Canino, ATF Acting Attaché to Mexico Darren Gil, Former ATF Attaché to Mexico Jose Wall, ATF Senior Special Agent,Tijuana, Mexico Lorren Leadmon, ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge, Phoenix Field Division William McMahon, ATF Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIND ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS FOR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA DULY ISSUED BY THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS: RECKLESS DECISIONS, TRAGIC OUTCOMES HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION
Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26260
Book Description
Over 26,000 total pages .... Background: The Fast and Furious operation was responsible for allowing approximately 2,000 firearms to illegally flow into the hands of criminals, including Mexican drug cartel associates. On December 14, 2010, Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a United States Marine, was killed while on patrol just miles from the Mexican border. The firearms found at the scene were semi-automatic rifles that were allowed to walk as part of Operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Republicans have investigated Fast and Furious since January 2011. Over the course of the investigation, the Justice Department has provided false information, stonewalled document requests, produced scores of blacked-out pages and duplicate documents, and refused to comply with two congressional subpoenas. In August 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives Office of General Counsel filed suit against the Justice Department. On January 19, 2016, United States District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued her opinion and ordered DOJ release documents previously withheld under the President’s executive privilege claim. On April 8, 2016, DOJ complied with the Judge’s order, delivering more than 20,500 pages of documents to the Committee. CONTENTS: Statement of Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General - Report by the Office of the Inspector General on the Review of ATF's Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters. September 20, 2012 FACT SHEET: Oversight Committee Schedules June 20 Contempt Vote over Operation Fast and Furious Documents Flash Memorandum: April 14, 2016 To: Republican Members Committee on Oversight and Government Reform From: Chairman Jason Chaffetz Re: Preliminary Update—The Fast and Furious Papers A Review of ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters (REDACTED): September 2012 Re-issued November 2012 (Some previously redacted material unredacted) Part I of III Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation Part I Appendix 1 Part 1/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 1 Part 2/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 1 Part 3/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 1/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 2/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 2 Part 3/3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part I Appendix 3 - Report "Part I of III: Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation" Part II of III Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation Part III of III Fast and Furious: Obstruction of Congress by the Department of Justice The Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious: Fueling Cartel Violence The Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious: Accounts of ATF Agents ATF Documents related to Operation Fast and Furious - Parts 01 through 14 ATF Documents related to Operation Fast and Furious – Responses A through Q Witnesses and testimonies: The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Josephine Terry - Mother of Late Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Robert Heyer - Terry Family Spokesman John Dodson - Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division Witnesses - Full Committee Hearing: Operation Fast and Furious: The Other Side of the Border: Carlos Canino, ATF Acting Attaché to Mexico Darren Gil, Former ATF Attaché to Mexico Jose Wall, ATF Senior Special Agent,Tijuana, Mexico Lorren Leadmon, ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge, Phoenix Field Division William McMahon, ATF Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIND ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS FOR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA DULY ISSUED BY THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS: RECKLESS DECISIONS, TRAGIC OUTCOMES HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION
The 13 Critical Tasks: An Inside-Out Approach to Solving More Gun Crime
Author: Peter Gagliardi
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1999003837
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book describes the people, processes, and technologies needed to extract actionable intelligence from the inside, and outside, of crime guns.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1999003837
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book describes the people, processes, and technologies needed to extract actionable intelligence from the inside, and outside, of crime guns.
Money Laundering
Author: John Madinger
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 143986912X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Many changes have occurred in the twenty-five years that have passed since the enactment of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986. The law has been amended, new underlying crimes have been added, and court decisions have modified its scope. The Act remains an important tool in combating criminal activity. Now in its third edition, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators covers the basics of finding ill-gotten gains, linking them to the criminal, and seizing them. Providing a clear understanding of money laundering practices, it explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and dangerous activity. Highlights of the Third Edition include Important court decisions and changes in federal law since the Second Edition New trends in crime and terrorism financing The rise of money laundering in connecting with major frauds, including the Bernie Madoff case Law and policy shifts related to terrorism and financing since the Obama administration New methods for financial intelligence and the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports How changes in technology have enabled launderers to move funds more easily and anonymously Knowledge of the techniques used to investigate these cases and a full understanding of the laws and regulations that serve as the government’s weapons in this fight are essential for the criminal investigator. This volume arms those tasked with finding and tracing illegal proceeds with this critical knowledge, enabling them to thwart illegal profiteering by finding the paper trail.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 143986912X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Many changes have occurred in the twenty-five years that have passed since the enactment of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986. The law has been amended, new underlying crimes have been added, and court decisions have modified its scope. The Act remains an important tool in combating criminal activity. Now in its third edition, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators covers the basics of finding ill-gotten gains, linking them to the criminal, and seizing them. Providing a clear understanding of money laundering practices, it explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and dangerous activity. Highlights of the Third Edition include Important court decisions and changes in federal law since the Second Edition New trends in crime and terrorism financing The rise of money laundering in connecting with major frauds, including the Bernie Madoff case Law and policy shifts related to terrorism and financing since the Obama administration New methods for financial intelligence and the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports How changes in technology have enabled launderers to move funds more easily and anonymously Knowledge of the techniques used to investigate these cases and a full understanding of the laws and regulations that serve as the government’s weapons in this fight are essential for the criminal investigator. This volume arms those tasked with finding and tracing illegal proceeds with this critical knowledge, enabling them to thwart illegal profiteering by finding the paper trail.
Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets
Author: Greg Ridgeway
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833044788
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833044788
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
Crime Scene Investigation
Author: National Institute of Justice (U.S.). Technical Working Group on Crime Scene Investigation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime scene searches
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This is a guide to recommended practices for crime scene investigation. The guide is presented in five major sections, with sub-sections as noted: (1) Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts (receipt of information, safety procedures, emergency care, secure and control persons at the scene, boundaries, turn over control of the scene and brief investigator/s in charge, document actions and observations); (2) Preliminary Documentation and Evaluation of the Scene (scene assessment, "walk-through" and initial documentation); (3) Processing the Scene (team composition, contamination control, documentation and prioritize, collect, preserve, inventory, package, transport, and submit evidence); (4) Completing and Recording the Crime Scene Investigation (establish debriefing team, perform final survey, document the scene); and (5) Crime Scene Equipment (initial responding officers, investigator/evidence technician, evidence collection kits).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime scene searches
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This is a guide to recommended practices for crime scene investigation. The guide is presented in five major sections, with sub-sections as noted: (1) Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts (receipt of information, safety procedures, emergency care, secure and control persons at the scene, boundaries, turn over control of the scene and brief investigator/s in charge, document actions and observations); (2) Preliminary Documentation and Evaluation of the Scene (scene assessment, "walk-through" and initial documentation); (3) Processing the Scene (team composition, contamination control, documentation and prioritize, collect, preserve, inventory, package, transport, and submit evidence); (4) Completing and Recording the Crime Scene Investigation (establish debriefing team, perform final survey, document the scene); and (5) Crime Scene Equipment (initial responding officers, investigator/evidence technician, evidence collection kits).
Money Laundering
Author: John Madinger
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849333958
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Many of the techniques that drug traffickers and organized crime figures use to launder money are also employed by terrorist groups - as those involved in investigating the attacks of September 11, 2001 soon discovered. These techniques and their perpetrators have grown in number and sophistication, creating an urgent need for investigators to develop strategies that will help keep them one step ahead of the game. Authoritative and accessible, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Second Edition is based on the author's extensive experience in law enforcement. It provides a clear understanding of money laundering practices and explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and ultimately dangerous activity. In addition to being an informative and straightforward resource for those investigating complex narcotics cases or other cases in which there is a financial component, this new edition addresses techniques used to track down the money trail of terrorists who are highly motivated, well-trained, organized, disciplined - and well-funded. What's New in the Second Edition: þ Explains money laundering provisions under the U.S. Patriot Act þ Explains how the changes in federal forfeiture law affect existing money laundering law þ Clarifies current legislation and how it affects money laundering investigation þ Outlines the basics as well as the emerging trends of terrorist financing þ Includes two new chapters on the investigation of terrorist activities
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849333958
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Many of the techniques that drug traffickers and organized crime figures use to launder money are also employed by terrorist groups - as those involved in investigating the attacks of September 11, 2001 soon discovered. These techniques and their perpetrators have grown in number and sophistication, creating an urgent need for investigators to develop strategies that will help keep them one step ahead of the game. Authoritative and accessible, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Second Edition is based on the author's extensive experience in law enforcement. It provides a clear understanding of money laundering practices and explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and ultimately dangerous activity. In addition to being an informative and straightforward resource for those investigating complex narcotics cases or other cases in which there is a financial component, this new edition addresses techniques used to track down the money trail of terrorists who are highly motivated, well-trained, organized, disciplined - and well-funded. What's New in the Second Edition: þ Explains money laundering provisions under the U.S. Patriot Act þ Explains how the changes in federal forfeiture law affect existing money laundering law þ Clarifies current legislation and how it affects money laundering investigation þ Outlines the basics as well as the emerging trends of terrorist financing þ Includes two new chapters on the investigation of terrorist activities
A Field Guide to Ghost Guns
Author: Robert E. Walker
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000472272
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
While it has always been legal for a citizen in the United States to manufacture their own firearm, the sale and distribution of such items is illegal under current U.S. law. The primary impediment to individuals making their own weapons has been access to the tooling and machinery required to convert raw materials into finished parts for assembly. However, in the last fifteen years this paradigm has changed drastically. Home builders and companies have emerged to support individuals who choose to produce their own firearm. Kits with receivers and gun components are available for hobbyists, as are 3-D printable gun designs, downloadable from the Internet in some cases. This phenomenon has led to the term ghost guns: firearms whose existence is not reported to any third party and therefore whose existence is unknown and, largely, untraceable. A Field Guide to Ghost Guns: For Police and Forensic Investigators provides a useful brief for field investigators on the technical aspects of the self-made firearm, so-called "ghost guns. The first book to focus on the emergent issue of ghost guns, coverage addresses the history of firearms making and manufacture in the U.S.—including regulated and nonregulated manufacturing, details firearm components and accessories, how to assemble a Firearm, an overview of common Types of ghost guns, and investigative considerations. Though there have been increased calls to regulate guns in the wake of numerous mass shootings, the proliferation of ghost guns—and their increasing use in crimes—would likely require additional laws and regulatory measures. Since there are few knowledgeable firearm practitioners in the field, who can render qualified opinions on the subject, author Robb Walker has taken a practical, pragmatic approach to the topic. The book defines terminology, provides photographs, and explains the concepts surrounding homemade firearm in clear, easy to understand terms. Key Features: Addresses the technology and technical aspects in creating, assembling, and/or modifying homemade firearms—both printable and assembled from pre-fabricated components Discusses the rationale and motivations behind making one’s own firearm Outlines what is currently legal and illegal under U.S. law, providing indicators for investigators for illegally configured firearms A Field Guide to Ghost Guns addresses the pressing need for a practical reference on the topic. The book provides police investigators and forensic ballistics experts a useful aid to understand legal aspects and to identify ghost guns, and the paraphernalia—tooling and machinery, and otherwise—indicative of gun making in a non-formal, factory setting.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000472272
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
While it has always been legal for a citizen in the United States to manufacture their own firearm, the sale and distribution of such items is illegal under current U.S. law. The primary impediment to individuals making their own weapons has been access to the tooling and machinery required to convert raw materials into finished parts for assembly. However, in the last fifteen years this paradigm has changed drastically. Home builders and companies have emerged to support individuals who choose to produce their own firearm. Kits with receivers and gun components are available for hobbyists, as are 3-D printable gun designs, downloadable from the Internet in some cases. This phenomenon has led to the term ghost guns: firearms whose existence is not reported to any third party and therefore whose existence is unknown and, largely, untraceable. A Field Guide to Ghost Guns: For Police and Forensic Investigators provides a useful brief for field investigators on the technical aspects of the self-made firearm, so-called "ghost guns. The first book to focus on the emergent issue of ghost guns, coverage addresses the history of firearms making and manufacture in the U.S.—including regulated and nonregulated manufacturing, details firearm components and accessories, how to assemble a Firearm, an overview of common Types of ghost guns, and investigative considerations. Though there have been increased calls to regulate guns in the wake of numerous mass shootings, the proliferation of ghost guns—and their increasing use in crimes—would likely require additional laws and regulatory measures. Since there are few knowledgeable firearm practitioners in the field, who can render qualified opinions on the subject, author Robb Walker has taken a practical, pragmatic approach to the topic. The book defines terminology, provides photographs, and explains the concepts surrounding homemade firearm in clear, easy to understand terms. Key Features: Addresses the technology and technical aspects in creating, assembling, and/or modifying homemade firearms—both printable and assembled from pre-fabricated components Discusses the rationale and motivations behind making one’s own firearm Outlines what is currently legal and illegal under U.S. law, providing indicators for investigators for illegally configured firearms A Field Guide to Ghost Guns addresses the pressing need for a practical reference on the topic. The book provides police investigators and forensic ballistics experts a useful aid to understand legal aspects and to identify ghost guns, and the paraphernalia—tooling and machinery, and otherwise—indicative of gun making in a non-formal, factory setting.
Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities
Author: William R. Bell
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420040642
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
AN INSIDE LOOK INTO INVESTIGATING THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-CULTURE IN THE WORLD Once an offender is behind bars, many people believe that he is no longer a threat to society. However, the felonious activities of confined inmates reach out into society every day. These inmates run lucrative drug operations, commit fraud, hire contract murders, an
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420040642
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
AN INSIDE LOOK INTO INVESTIGATING THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-CULTURE IN THE WORLD Once an offender is behind bars, many people believe that he is no longer a threat to society. However, the felonious activities of confined inmates reach out into society every day. These inmates run lucrative drug operations, commit fraud, hire contract murders, an