Ballistic Imaging

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

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 PART I: Context for Ballistic Imaging Analysis, 1 Introduction; 4 2 Firearms and Ammunition: Physics, Manufacturing, and Sources of Variability; 5 3 Firearms Identification and the Use of Ballistics Evidence; 6 PART II: Current Ballistic Imaging and Databases, 4 Current Ballistic Imaging Technology; 7 5 Current Ballistic Image Databases: NIBIN and the State Reference Databases; 8 6 Operational and Technical Enhancements to NIBIN; 9 7 Three-Dimensional Measurement and Ballistic Imaging; 10 PART III: Implications for a National Reference Ballistic Image Database, 8 Experimental Evidence on Sources of Variability and Imaging Standards; 11 9 Feasibility of a National Reference Ballistic Image Database; 12 PART IV: Future Directions, 10 Microstamping: Alternative Technology for Tracing to Point of Sale; 13 11 Best Standards for Future Developments in Computer-Assisted Firearms Identification; 14 References; 15 Appendix A: Gun Enforcement and Ballistic Imaging Technology in Boston--Anthony A. Braga; 16 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff