TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Aiming at the chest, but hitting the back
JO  - Archiv für Kriminologie
A1  - Zech, Wolf-Dieter
A1  - Axmann, Stefan
A1  - Siegenthaler, Lea
A1  - Kneubühl, Beat
A1  - Thali, Michael
SP  - 102
EP  - 107
VL  - 228
IS  - 3-4
N2  - Gunshot injuries in the back may suggest the unjustified use of firearms. A wound in the back inflicted by a firearm should not automatically imply that the shooter aimed at the back. A previous study demonstrated that it is possible for men to turn their trunk faster than it takes for a shooter to fire or throw a hand-operated weapon. With a high speed motion camera the authors were able to demonstrate that it is also possible for women to turn their trunk fast enough, so that a shot in the back could have been aimed at the front of the body. This conclusion is also likely to apply to hand-operated or thrown weapons, since the velocity of their projectiles is considerably lower than that of firearms.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0003-9225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -