police and law enforcement
type: Concept
narrower: ballistics

criminal investigation
type: Concept
narrower: ballistics

concepts
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type: ConceptGroup
member: ballistics

ballistics
type: Concept
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]
broader: police and law enforcement
broader: investigation techniques
broader: forensic science
broader: criminal investigation

investigation techniques
type: Concept
narrower: ballistics

forensic science
type: Concept
narrower: ballistics