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Ballistic Imaging (Paperback)
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, …
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Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging
technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates
the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related
cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the
usefulness of the technology for suggesting leads in criminal
investigations. It also advises against the construction of a
national reference database that would include images from
test-fires of every newly manufactured or imported firearm in the
United States. The book also suggests further research on an
alternate method for generating an investigative lead to the
location where a gun was first sold: "microstamping," the direct
imprinting of unique identifiers on firearm parts or ammunition.
Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary PART I: Context
for Ballistic Imaging Analysis, 1 Introduction 2 Firearms and
Ammunition: Physics, Manufacturing, and Sources of Variability 3
Firearms Identification and the Use of Ballistics Evidence PART II:
Current Ballistic Imaging and Databases, 4 Current Ballistic
Imaging Technology 5 Current Ballistic Image Databases: NIBIN and
the State Reference Databases 6 Operational and Technical
Enhancements to NIBIN 7 Three-Dimensional Measurement and Ballistic
Imaging PART III: Implications for a National Reference Ballistic
Image Database, 8 Experimental Evidence on Sources of Variability
and Imaging Standards 9 Feasibility of a National Reference
Ballistic Image Database PART IV: Future Directions, 10
Microstamping: Alternative Technology for Tracing to Point of Sale
11 Best Standards for Future Developments in Computer-Assisted
Firearms Identification References Appendix A: Gun Enforcement and
Ballistic Imaging Technology in Boston--Anthony A. Braga Appendix
B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research
Council panel whose report, Understanding Violence Against Women,
was published in 1996. The report is based on the presentations and
deliberations of a workshop convened in January 2002, at the
request of Congress, to develop a detailed research agenda on
violence against women. While some of the research recommendations
in the earlier report have been funded and carried out, the
workshop demonstrated that important gaps remain. For example,
prevalence and incidence data are still inadequate to measure
trends or to reveal whether interventions being designed under
federal programs are, in fact, working. Among its primary
recommendations, the committee underscored the importance of
strengthening the data and research infrastructure in this area,
especially the need for better prevalence data and longitudinal
data to determine the causes of violent victimization of women and
the impact of interventions. Table of Contents Front Matter
Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Nature and Scope of Violence
Against Women 3 Social Ecological Risks of Violence Against Women 4
Prevention and Deterrence 5 Identifying and Treating Offenders 6
The Future of Research on Violence Against Women: Final Thoughts
References Appendix A: Biographical Sketches Appendix B: Workshop
Agenda Appendix C: Commissioned Papers
How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that
the United States ought to use a combination of several different
approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use.
Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information
that policy makers require if they are to create a useful,
realistic policy package-details about drug use, drug market
economics, and perhaps most importantly the impact of drug
enforcement activities. Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
recommends ways to close these gaps in our understanding-by
obtaining the necessary data on drug prices and consumption
(quantity in addition to frequency); upgrading federal management
of drug statistics; and improving our evaluation of prevention,
interdiction, enforcement, and treatment efforts. The committee
reviews what we do and do not know about illegal drugs and how data
are assembled and used by federal agencies. The book explores the
data and research information needed to support strong drug policy
analysis, describes the best methods to use, explains how to avoid
misleading conclusions, and outlines strategies for increasing
access to data. Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs also
discusses how researchers can incorporate randomization into
studies of drug treatment and how state and local agencies can
compare alternative approaches to drug enforcement. Charting a
course toward a better-informed illegal drugs policy, this book
will be important to federal and state policy makers, regulators,
researchers, program administrators, enforcement officials,
journalists, and advocates concerned about illegal drug use. Table
of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2
Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use 3 Data Needs for
Monitoring Drug Problems 4 Drug Data Organization 5
Supply-Reduction Policy 6 Sanctions against Users of Illegal Drugs
7 Preventing Drug Use 8 Treatment of Drug Users 9 Final Thoughts:
Unfinished Business Appendix A: Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine
Data Appendix B: Data Sources Appendix C: Phase I Report Executive
Summary Appendix D: How Do Response Problems Affect Survey
Measurement of Trends in Drug Use? Appendix E: Linking Treatment to
Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice
System Appendix F: Biographical Sketches Index
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