Andrew J. Winter

Sergeant

Andrew J. Winter, Ph.D. is currently a Sergeant at the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office supervising his agency’s Intelligence, Counterterrorism, and Bias Units. Dr. Winter has over 23 years of active law enforcement experience. Dr. Winter has extensive crime scene experience and has testified as an expert witness in forensic ballistics in New Jersey Superior Court and United States District Court in the Southern District of Manhattan. Dr. Winter holds a Ph.D. in Leadership/Criminal Justice from the University of the Cumberlands. Dr. Winter is currently an adjunct faculty member in the undergraduate forensic science program at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey and in the graduate criminal justice program at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is also a board member of the New Jersey Bias Crime Officers Association.

Cartridge Case Ejection Patterns from Semi-Automatic Pistols
October 27, 2025
The semi-automatic pistol can potentially leave additional evidence behind at the scene as the spent case is extracted and ejected from the firearm. These spent cases can be present at a shooting scene and become quite significant to investigators and crime scene personnel. read more
The Similarities, and Differences, Between Real and Blank Guns
August 13, 2025
This research utilized two blank guns; one a semi-automatic blank pistol (model EKOL) and the other a revolver (model Bruni Magnum). read more
A Link Between Law Enforcement Leadership and Occupational Stress
June 09, 2025
Effective communication and listening will increase trust within the law enforcement organization and between team members. read more

Andrew J. Winter

Cartridge Case Ejection Patterns from Semi-Automatic Pistols

The Similarities, and Differences, Between Real and Blank Guns

A Link Between Law Enforcement Leadership and Occupational Stress