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Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Glossary 6 ASSOCIATION OF FIREARM & TOOL MARK EXAMINERS GLOSSARY 6th Edition Version 6.110619 About the Glossary GLOSSARY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FIREARM AND TOOL MARK EXAMINERS Edited by the AFTE Standardization and Training Committee Version 6.110619 Sixth Edition - 2013 Fifth Edition – 2007 Fourth Edition - 2001 All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-56452 First Edition – 1980 Second Edition - 1985 Third Edition – 1994 i Contributors Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners Training and Standardization Committee The first edition of this glossary of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) was produced by the AFTE Standardization Committee in 1980. This committee was formed at the 1977 training conference at Virginia Beach, VA, in recognition of a need for a common frame of reference and clear definitions of the terms most frequently used in the discipline. This pioneering group consisted of the following individuals: George R. Wilson, Chairman Metropolitan Police, D.C. James Berglund, Member Michigan State Police Don Gunnell, Member Chicago Police Department Evan Hodge, Member Vermont State Police Marshall K. Robinson, Member Waterbury Connecticut Police Department John G. Ward, Sr., Member Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences This committee eventually produced two additional editions of the AFTE Glossary in 1986 and 1994, with great success. The uniquely forensic perspective reflected in these three editions have been a great assistance to thousands of forensic firearms examiners and toolmark examiners for decades. As the original Standardization Committee realized, this type of reference work can never be regarded as complete. In any forensic discipline, innovations and developments rapidly enter the field constantly and must be addressed. New concepts and technological advances dictate the need for continuing consensus on terminology so that examiners may communicate uniformly with each other and those outside the discipline. Towards that end the AFTE President's Glossary Subcommittee was formed in order to explore the restructuring and re-formatting of the glossary in a key word searchable electronic medium adaptable to economical updating and distribution. This fourth edition on compact disc is the product of the subcommittee's work published with the approval of the AFTE Training and Standardization Committee. The Glossary Subcommittee members were: William E. Conrad, Independent Examiner Timothy J. Curtis, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Walter A. Dandridge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms John H. Dillon, Jr. (Chair), Independent Examiner Kenneth D. Green, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute Greg Klees, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Jonathan Pope, Washington Metropolitan Police Department Robert J. Shem, Alaska Department of Public Safety ii The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners would like to recognize the following individuals who made contributions to the Glossary over the decades. Their input is deeply appreciated. It constitutes a legacy to all examiners who follow. Chick Anderson Houston Police Department Michael Appel California Department of Justice Michael Arrowood Michigan State Police Roger Asbury Federal Bureau of Investigation Michael Barret Walsh Automation Doug Bateman Independent Justin Bechaver Utah Bureau of Forensic Sciences Walter Bellemore Technical Advisor Stanton O. Berg Independent Valerie Bernardi Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Dr. Patrick Besant-Mathews Independent Al Biasotti California Department of Justice Bongi Bishop Tucson Police Department Bobby D. Blackburn Federal Bureau of Investigation Garry Bombard Illinois State Police Lowell Bradford Independent Aaron Brudenell Arizona Department of Public Safety David Brundage Illinois State Police Katherine Castillo St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department John C. Cayton Kansas City Crime Lab Joseph Celovsky Chicago Police Department Donald E. Champagne Florida Department of Law Enforcement Richard Chenow Chicago Police Department Robert Christansen Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Dave Cochrane Royal Canadian Mounted Police Eric Collins Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department Claude W. Cook Colorado Bureau of Investigation Col. Jessica Copeland Kentucky State Police – Eastern Laboratory Branch Jim Crossman Independent Cortlandt Cunningham Federal Bureau of Investigation Richard C. Crum Federal Bureau of Investigation Ann L. Davis Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences John H. Dillon Jr. Federal Bureau of Investigation Dr. Vincent DiMaio Bexar County Medical Examiner Jeffrey Scott Doyle Kentucky State Police Arthur Eng Chicago Police Department Dustin Engel Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department Paul C. Eschrich Technical Advisor Dr. Martin Fackler Technical Advisor Richard Fournier Chicago Police Department Doug Fraser Royal Canadian Mounted Police Robert Frazier Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences Ronnie H. Freels Kentucky State Police James Gable Chicago Police Department James Gainer Chicago Police Department Roy J. Gallant Maine State Police Thomas E. Gamboe Illinois State Police Pat Garland Independent Travis Gover Oregon State Police Forensic Lab Lucien Haag Independent Earl Hall Royal Canadian Mounted Police Andy Hart Independent Stacey Hartman Indiana State Police Robert Hathaway Rhode Island State Crime Lab Walter J. Howe Independent Michelle Hunsinger Monroe County Crime Laboratory Robert Hunton Illinois State Police iii Daniel Jackson St. Louis County Police Department Richard Janelli Nassau County Police Department Russell Karsten Michigan State Police George Kass Technical Advisor Edward Kemp Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Robert Kennington Metro-Dade Crime Lab John Kilty Federal Bureau of Investigation Dr. Bodar Kobolinski Independent James Krieser Illinois State Police Walter Kryszak Illinois State Police Krail Lattig Illinois State Police John Lemmer Chicago Police Department John Lintott New Jersey State Police Vincent Lomoro Chicago Police Department Ed Love Florida Department of Law Enforcement Stephanie Luehr Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Monty Lutz Wisconsin State Police Jodi Marsanopoli Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (NFEA) Edward Martinez I.C.I.T.A.P. John W. Mathews Independent Donald R. McCollister Technical Advisor Russell McLain Illinois State Police Nancy McCombs California Department of Justice Robert McCowan Technical Advisor Timothy C. McSpadden Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Jerry Miller Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco chip and Firearms Bruce Moran Sacramento County District Attorney William H. Morris Jr. Arizona Department of Public Safety Burton Munhall Independent John Murdock Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department Andrew Newquist Independent Burt Nielson Chicago Police Department Ashley Northcutt Mesa Police Department John O'Neil Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Edward Owen Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Arthur R. Paholke Chicago Police Department Anthony Paul Independent James Pickelman Virginia Division Of Forensic Sciences Dr. Donald Plautz Illinois State Police Robert A. Poole Independent Examiner Greg Price Federal Bureau of Investigation Mike Putzek Illinois State Police Garry Rathman Florida Department of Law Enforcement Ken Raynor Technical Advisor James Roberts Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Marshall Robinson Independent Carlo Rosati Independent John Sadunas Chicago Police Department Robert Shem Alaska State Police William E. Sherlock Chicago Police Department Robert Sibert Federal Bureau of Investigation John Sojat Independent Donald E. Smith Illinois State Police Murray Smith Royal Canadian Mounted Police Robert Smith Chicago Police Department Bruce Stewart Bruce Stewart and Associates April Stowe Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences Peter Striupaitis Illinois State Police Reg Templin Wisconsin State Police Evan Thompson Arizona Department of Public Safety James Treacy Chicago Police Department Charles Turner Technical Advisor iv Karen Vander Werff Illinois State Police James Van Tilburg Chicago Police Department Rick Vaughan Dupage County Crime Lab John Versailles Michigan State Police Cheryl Waite Michigan State Police Louise Walzer Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department Ernest Warner Chicago Police Department James Warner Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Gaylan Warren Independent Stefanie Watkins Colorado Springs Metro Crime Lab Doug Watson Royal Canadian Mounted Police Amy Weber Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory Nelson E. Welch New Mexico State Police Robert H. White Michigan State Police Jane Whitworth San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Russ Wilhelm Maryland State Police George A. Wilson III Technical Advisor Eugene J. Wolberg San Diego Police Department Crime Lab William H. Woodin Technical Advisor v Special Thanks The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners would like to especially thank the following individuals and organizations: Grammatical proofreading: Dr. Rudi Prusok Head, Department of Foreign Languages Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan Technical advice: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute Further, the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners would like to recognize the unprecedented contribution of Forensic Technology, Incorporated of Montreal in the production of the CD-ROM version of this glossary. This key word searchable data resource constitutes a quantum leap in the evolution and utility of the glossary. Their technical expertise and financial support
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