Pattern evidence

The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination

Date Published

December 1, 2014

Study finds less than 1.2 percent error rate in matching bullets fired from Glock semiautomatic pistol barrels to the actual firearm.

Opening the Black Box of NIBIN

Event Dates

July 15, 2014, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Seminar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

Research for the Real World

How ATF Is Working to Improve NIBIN

Date Published

October 1, 2014

Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program

Date Published

October 1, 2014

An NIJ-funded examination of NIBIN offers recommendations for improving the program's tactical and strategic value.

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics

2014-DN-BX-K012

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$190,400

SSBT CoE Contactless Finger Print Technologies Assessment Version 2 (Part B)

2014-ZD-CX-K001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$359,608

Initiative To Develop and Test Guidelines for Juvenile Drug Courts

2014-DC-BX-K001

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$5,988,057

Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence-Supplement

2013-R2-CX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$249,046

Serial Sexual Assaults: A Longitudinal Examination of Offending Patterns Using DNA Evidence

2014-NE-BX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$699,533

Foundational Research into the Quantification of the Value of Forensic Evidence for Complex Evidential Forms arising from Impression and Pattern Evidence

2014-IJ-CX-K088

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$780,301

Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints

2014-IJ-CX-K003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$364,830

Transfer of Bloodstains from Textile Surfaces: A Fundamental Analysis

2014-IJ-CX-K002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$305,692

Body fluid analysis by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic applications

2014-DN-BX-K021

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$403,397

Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools

2014-DN-BX-K036

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$719,015

Differential Sampling of Footwear to Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles from Background Noise

2014-DN-BX-K011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$390,208

The physical separation and single source DNA profiling of individual mixture components by RNA in situ hybridization-based cell type identification

2014-DN-BX-K018

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$530,426

Mapping Transnational Gang Activity

2012-R2-CX-0028

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$79,982

Developing Effective Methods for Addressing Contextual Bias in Forensic Science

2014-DN-BX-K032

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$355,705

Reliability Assessment of Current Methods in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

NCJ Number

247180

Date Published

June 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

180 Day Study, Final Report

NCJ Number

213423

Date Published

2006

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research

Event Dates

June 1, 2010, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Conference

Registration Status

Not Required

Human Factors in Latent Print Examination

Event Dates

June 14, 2007, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Conference

Registration Status

Not Required

Replication of Known Dental Characteristics in Porcine Skin: Emerging Technologies for the Imaging Specialist

NCJ Number

244568

Date Published

January 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement

Event Dates

January 1, 2010, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

Technology Transition Workshop

Cedar Fox Questioned Documents Workshop

Event Dates

January 1, 2010, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

Technology Transition Workshop

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