Ballistic Imaging

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Size: 344 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2008

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Daniel L. Cork, John E. Rolph, Eugene S. Meieran, and Carol V. Petrie, Editors, Committee to Assess the Feasibility, Accuracy and Technical Capability of a National Ballistics Database, National Research Council
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Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the usefulness of the technology for ...
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Front Matter	i-xxii
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
PART I: Context for Ballistic Imaging Analysis, 1 Introduction	9-29	(skim)
2 Firearms and Ammunition: Physics, Manufacturing, and Sources of Variability	30-52	(skim)
3 Firearms Identification and the Use of Ballistics Evidence	53-88	(skim)
PART II: Current Ballistic Imaging and Databases, 4 Current Ballistic Imaging Technology	89-132	(skim)
5 Current Ballistic Image Databases: NIBIN and the State Reference Databases	133-161	(skim)
6 Operational and Technical Enhancements to NIBIN	162-185	(skim)
7 Three-Dimensional Measurement and Ballistic Imaging	186-196	(skim)
PART III: Implications for a National Reference Ballistic Image Database, 8 Experimental Evidence on Sources of Variability and Imaging Standards	197-222	(skim)
9 Feasibility of a National Reference Ballistic Image Database	223-252	(skim)
PART IV: Future Directions, 10 Microstamping: Alternative Technology for Tracing to Point of Sale	253-271	(skim)
11 Best Standards for Future Developments in Computer-Assisted Firearms Identification	272-280	(skim)
References	281-290	(skim)
Appendix A: Gun Enforcement and Ballistic Imaging Technology in Boston--Anthony A. Braga	291-311	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	312-322	(skim)

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Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the usefulness of the technology for suggesting leads in criminal investigations. It also advises against the construction of a national reference database that would include images from test-fires of every newly manufactured or imported firearm in the United States. The book also suggests further research on an alternate method for generating an investigative lead to the location where a gun was first sold: "microstamping," the direct imprinting of unique identifiers on firearm parts or ammunition.

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