
Catching Bullets is Easier Than You Think
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Winter 2023, Vol. 53, Issue 3
Author: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin
Summary: When bullets are stopped by an object, they typically incur large amounts of deformation. This is why…

Digital Playground for Investigators
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Fall 2022, Vol. 53, Issue 2.
Author: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin.
Summary: Technology enables us to digitally recreate the scene of an incident to help us understand the activity…

Handcuff Neuropathy
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: TLABC The Verdict Issue 174, Fall 2022.
Author: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin.
Summary: While handcuffs provide the control necessary to ensure the overall safety of both the detainee and the arresting…

Technology: Image Analysis
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: Blue Line Magazine Aug/Sept 2022
Author: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin
Summary: Although there was insufficient detail in the averaged image to clearly see the suspect’s hands, the suspect’s outline…

The Shape of Intention
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Spring 2022, Vol. 53, Issue 1.
Author: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin.
Summary: A recent case involving a nighttime police shooting of a suspect illustrates how some relatively simple…

The Rap Sheet on Restraints
Press and Upcoming NewsCategory: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Winter 2022, Vol. 52, Issue 3.
Authors: Olivia Hetland, Theodore E. Milner, Geoffrey T. Desmoulin.
Summary: Handcuffs and other restraints are used to ensure the safety of…

One Test is Worth a Thousand Expert Opinions
Press and Upcoming News
Category: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Fall 2021, Volume 52, Issue 2
Summary: In many violent encounters, witness testimonies are often incomplete, inaccurate or potentially biased; leaving experts to prove…

Process for Accurate Injury Reconstruction in Forensic Investigations
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Category: Press Article
Publication: The Verdict, Issue 169, Summer 2021
Summary: Forensic analysis that attempts to determine the cause of injury must frequently be performed with incomplete data. Consequently, a well-defined…

Finding the Truth: Science of Violence
Press and Upcoming News
Category: Press Article
Publication: BCPA Paralegal Press, Spring 2021
Summary: GTD Scientific Inc. has developed a unique skill set to investigate violent encounters. Dr. Desmoulin has refined the process…

Puncturing a Castle Defense
Press and Upcoming News
Category: Press Article
Publication: Force Science Institute, Force Science News, December 30, 2020
Summary: Cold case homicide investigations are challenging. A case was brought to GTD Scientific with a claim of self-defence that…
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