Kevin works in a police department and specializes in homicide cases. He has detailed knowledge of firearms. In his last homicide case, Kevin found a bullet at the crime scene and knew that the bullet was fired from a gun that is no longer manufactured. He immediately got his technicians to create a 3D image of the bullet and looked it up in a national firearms database to identify the gun and its last owner. This scenario illustrates that Kevin:
A) participated in a sting operation.
B) works as a forensic psychologist.
C) extracted trace evidence.
D) uses ballistics technology.

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Kevin's actions of creating a 3D image of the bullet and looking it up in a database to identify the gun and its last owner demonstrate the use of ballistics technology, which is the science of the motion of projectiles and includes the study of bullets and firearms.

Kevin Works in a Police Department and Specializes in Homicide