Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Context for ballistic imaging analysis
  • Introduction
  • Firearms and ammunition : physics, manufacturing, and sources of variability
  • Firearms identification and the use of ballistic evidence
  • pt. 2. Current ballistic imaging and databases
  • Current ballistic imaging technology
  • Current ballistic image databases : NIBIN and the state reference databases
  • Operational and technical enhancements to NIBIN
  • Three-dimensional measurement and ballistic imaging
  • pt. 3. Implications for a national reference ballistic image database
  • Experimental evidence on sources of variability and imaging standards
  • Feasibility of a national reference ballistic image database
  • pt. 4. Future directions
  • Microstamping : alternative technology for tracing to point of sale
  • Best standards for future developments in computer-assisted firearms identification.