Publications

NIBIN Toolkit for Prosecutors (Anglais seulement)

11 juin 2022

This toolkit provides prosecutors of gun offenders a better understanding of how NIBIN can be an essential pillar for a successful prosecution. Now in its second edition.

pdf 3,23MB

Tips for Writing Successful Grant Proposals (Anglais seulement)

01 février 2022

pdf 0,43MB

Quantum 3D Microscope Benchmark Study (Anglais seulement)

01 juillet 2021

The purpose of this benchmark study was to compare how 3D microscopy can be applied to a forensic firearm case workflow, and to establish the differences when using a conventional comparison microscopy.

pdf 7,22MB

What to Expect from the Arrival of the Quantum 3D Microscope (Anglais seulement)

01 septembre 2020

Forensic firearm and toolmark identification has been widely accepted in the courts since its inception in the early 20th century. Recently though, it has faced some significant challenges due to court concerns about reliability and a lack of a statistical foundation for the conclusions offered by forensic firearm examiners.

pdf 0,67MB

Technology and Gun Crime (Anglais seulement)

01 avril 2020

The 13 Critical Tasks: An Inside Out Approach to Solving More Gun Crime, 3rd Edition (Anglais seulement)

01 octobre 2019

This book shares the author's 50-years of experience in law enforcement and forensic consulting, and shines a light on the procedural and technological solutions that law-enforcement agencies in the United States and around the world can put to use in the war against firearm-related crime.

Building a Preventive Crime Gun Strategy: A Playbook for Success (Anglais seulement)

01 juillet 2019

Now in its Second Edition, this book provides law enforcement agencies with a sustainable, comprehensive plan for responding to firearm-related violence in their communities.

IBIS – GunOps – ShotSpotter: The Spears of the Trident (Anglais seulement)

01 avril 2019

Investigating and solving gun crimes with an advanced 3-pronged approach.

pdf 1,39MB

Objective Identification of Bullets Based on 3D Pattern Matching and Line Counting Scores (Anglais seulement)

01 avril 2019

Firearm examiners have developed two distinct approaches to bullet identification: pattern matching and line counting. The emergence of technology enabling the capture of surface topographies down to submicron depth resolution has been the catalyst for the field of computerized objective ballistic identification. The main goal of this study was to develop an objective identification method for bullets fired from conventionally-rifled barrels, and to test this method on public and proprietary bullet 3D image datasets captured at a variety of lateral resolutions.

pdf 2,46MB

Seeking Interoperability of Ballistic Identification Systems (Anglais seulement)

01 octobre 2018

The goal of making all BIS (Ballistic Identification Systems) and standalone ballistic image capture equipment interoperable was always hindered by the intrinsic incompatibility of 2D (reflectance) images from different systems.

pdf 0,20MB