Vol 13 No 12
Sam Houston State University - A Member of the Text State University System
Targeting Ballistics Research: Dr. William King received a National Institute of Justice grant to study the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), a nationwide database for forensic ballistics evidence.
Dr. William King, an associate professor at the College of Criminal Justice, received a $341,807 grant from the National Institute of Justice to study the use and effectiveness of a national database of forensic ballistics evidence.
The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), operated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is the only database that allows a nationwide comparison of ballistics evidence to determine if different crimes are connected to a single firearm.
Often times, when firearms are used in crime, spent cartridges are left at the crime scene. These cartridges possess unique tool marks that link it to the weapon, in a way, similar to a fingerprint identifying a suspect. The two most helpful tool marks are the firing pin and breech block impressions.
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