NCJ Number
27406
Date Published
Unknown
Length
35 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF THE FIRST PHASE OF A PROJECT TO DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM, BASED ON EXISTING TECHNOLOGY, THAT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXAMINATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BULLETS FOR FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION.
Abstract
TYPES OF OBJECTIVE DATA, THAT CAN BE UTILIZED TO HELP ESTABLISH A MORE FACTUAL BASIS FOR DETERMINING IDENTITY AND NONIDENTITY BETWEEN PAIRS OF FIRED BULLETS, ARE IDENTIFIED. A SIMULATION STUDY INDICATES THAT RANDOMLY PRODUCED LINES, SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THE INDIVIDUAL STRIATIONS ON A FIRED BULLET, CAN BE MODELED AND THAT RANDOM SEQUENCES, WHEN COMPARED TO EACH OTHER, HAVE PREDICTABLE RELATIONSHIPS. A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THE GENERAL CONCEPT FOR AFIDS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF THIS SYSTEM ARE BRIEFLY TESTED FOR FEASIBILITY. IT IS SAID THAT FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A SYSTEM WILL DEPEND ON SUCH FACTORS AS SPEED, UTILITY, PROJECTED COST, AND USER REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH. THE SUCCESS OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL DEPEND HEAVILY ON EXISTING FIREARMS EXAMINERS. PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS, AND GRAPHS ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)