The Second National Ballistics Imaging Comparison (NBIC-2)

The Second National Ballistics Imaging Comparison (NBIC-2)

In response to the guidelines issued by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB-International) to establish traceability and quality assurance in U.S. crime laboratories, NIST and the ATF initiated a joint project, entitled the National Ballistics Imaging Comparison (NBIC). The NBIC project aims to establish a national traceability and qualit...

NISTIR 7362 Surface Topography Analysis for a Feasibility Assessment of a National Ballistics Imaging Database

ACCF Areal Cross Correlation Function, a statistical function of three dimensional surface topography ANOVA Analysis of Variance ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives BF Breech face CCF Cross Correlation Function, a statistical function of two dimensional surface topography DAS Data Acquisition Station, a component of IBIS (below)

NBIC, THE CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Comparison of the first and second national morbidity surveys.

Forensic Ballistics

Forensic ballistics is the application of ballistics for forensic purposes. The basis is formed by wound ballistics. Two main mechanisms of injury are differentiated: the crush-mechanism resulting in the permanent cavity and the stretch-mechanism resulting in the temporary cavity. The missile-tissue interactions such as yawing, deformation, fragmentation, and bone contact are explained here and...