A study on fuzzy multi-criteria decision making in gunshot analysis

Soumendra Goala; Palash Dutta

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V31P517

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Volume 31 | Number 2 | Year 2016 | Article Id. IJMTT-V31P517 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V31P517

A study on fuzzy multi-criteria decision making in gunshot analysis

Soumendra Goala, Palash Dutta

Abstract

It is observed that over the last few decades the rate of crime using fire arms is increasing very rapidly. The criminal activity where fire arm is used for committing murder or suicide is very critical to investigate in the absence of eye witness. When eye witness is not found the investigation is performed totally depending upon the evidences found on the crime scene. To carry out these types of investigation a model has been designed using fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (FMCDM) to reduce the uncertainty factor which comes into play most of the time. This paper highlights and discusses how to help reconstruction of crime scene using FMCDM depending upon physical properties of bloodstain evidences and wounds.

Keywords

FMCDM, angle of impact, gunshot analysis, crime scene reconstruction.

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Soumendra Goala, Palash Dutta, "A study on fuzzy multi-criteria decision making in gunshot analysis," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V31P517