NIBIN

Database for cartridges and bullets

1. NIBIN National Integrated Ballistic Information Network  Submitted to :- Ketan Sir Submitted by :- Vaishali Sharma SVVV, Indore

2. Introduction The  National Integrated Ballistic Information Network  or  NIBIN  is a specialized nationally interconnected, computer-assisted ballistics imaging system in the United States. It contains digital images of recovered pieces of ballistic evidence in order to help solve crimes that involve firearms. NIBIN is the only national network that allows for the capture and comparison of ballistic evidence to aid in solving and preventing violent crimes involving firearms. The ATF has more than 80 offices around the country that serve as repositories for the deposit and retrieval of ballistic images, assisted by 172 sites and 3,500 agencies nationwide.

3. History In 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) established the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to provide local, state and federal law enforcement partner agencies with an automated ballistic imaging network. Prior to the creation of NIBIN, comparisons of bullet and cartridge case marks were historically accomplished by firearms examiners using comparison microscopes. This process was accurate but slow and labor intensive. In the early 1990s, the ballistics imaging and matching process was computerized. Digital cameras were used to photograph bullets and cartridge cases and scan them into a computer. These images were then analyzed by a software program and stored in a database, making ballistics matching faster.

4. Characteristics Database of fired cartridge cases and projectiles Collection and interagency sharing of forensic data and imagery. Rapid , comprehensive searching of local and regional firearms evidence file. Remote electronic comparisons of digital images. Linking unsolved shootings to other incidents /or confiscated firearms. Linking repeat offenders to crimes, and expediting their identification.

5. NIBIN Hit Process   Fired ammunition components are recovered from a shooting scene. Fired ammunition components are Imaged onto the network. Firearm is recovered from a suspect and test-fired. NIBIN identifies possible hit and microscopic comparison confirms hit. NIBIN partner notifies law enforcement agencies of hit.

6. NIBIN Statistics As of March, 2017: The ATF has certified more than 1,000 NIBIN users. Nationwide, approximately 25,000 items are entered into NIBIN each month. There are currently 172 sites and 3,500 agencies contributing to NIBIN. NIBIN partners have captured approximately 2.8 million images of firearms-related evidence. NIBIN partners have confirmed over 74,000 NIBIN hits. In 2015 alone, around 76,500 casings from crime scenes and about 130,000 casings from confiscated weapons were entered into the database.

7. Success of NIBIN NIBIN success requires adherence to the four critical steps: Comprehensive Collection and Entry Timely Turnaround Investigative Follow-Up and Prosecution Feedback Loop

8. Investigative Tool or Evidence Analysis Some view NIBIN as an intelligence gathering tool. Many of the agencies that are responsible for the analysis of firearms-related evidence are not responsible for investigating crime.   The IBIS units that comprise NIBIN have moved within police intelligence centers. This has been credited with speeding up the process of entry, and making best use of the derived information. Within its proper context, NIBIN is a tool to generate investigative leads, but it is not necessarily an evidence identification tool. In the end, as with most tools in the investigative toolbox, NIBIN (and its associated information) is only as good as the information that is loaded into it, and as good as the examiner who is examining and analyzing it. 

9. References https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-integrated-ballistic-information-network-nibin https://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/investigations/Pages/nibin.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Integrated_Ballistic_Information_Network https://study.com/academy/lesson/nibin-database-definition-purpose.html www.evidencemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view..

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