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Biological Evidence Preservation: Considerations for Policy Makers

April 14, 2015
Author(s)
Shannan R. Williams, Melissa Taylor, Susan M. Ballou, Mark D. Stolorow, Margaret C. Kline, Phylis S. Bamberger, Larry Brown, Rebecca Brown, Burney Yvette, Davenport Dennis, Lindsay DePalma, Ted Hunt, Cynthia E. Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Joseph Latta, Karen Thiessen, Gerry LaPorte, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Brian Ostrom, Linda Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff
Biological Evidence Preservation: Considerations for Policy Makers is a policy brief intended to provide guidance to legislators, advocates, and managers within criminal justice agencies that influence policy. The content in this document is informed by an

Writing Guidelines to Develop an Memorandum of Understanding for Interoperable Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems

May 14, 2013
Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Michael Garris, Anthony Clay, Joi Dickerson, Peter T. Higgins, Lisa Jackson, Joe Morrissey, Beth Owens, Joe Polski, Janet Hoin, Leo Norton, Melissa Taylor
This is one of a series of documents prepared by the Latent Print Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Interoperability Working Group. The purpose of these documents is to provide guidance and a framework to those involved in the

Writing Guidelines for Requests for Proposals for Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems

April 25, 2013
Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Michael Garris, Anthony Clay, Joi Dickerson, Peter T. Higgins, Janet Hoin, Lisa Jackson, Mike Lesko, Joe Morrissey, Leo Norton, Beth Owens, Joe Polski, Melissa Taylor
This is one of a series of documents prepared by the Latent Print Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Interoperability Working Group. The purpose of these documents is to provide guidance and a framework to those involved in the

The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

April 23, 2013
Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Margaret C. Kline, Mark D. Stolorow, Melissa Taylor, Shannan Williams, Phylis S. Bamberger, Burney Yvette, Larry Brown, Cynthia E. Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Karen Thiessen, Gerry LaPorte, Joseph Latta, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Linda Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff, Brian Ostrom
The report of the Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation offers guidance for individuals involved in the collection, examination, tracking, packaging, storing, and disposition of biological evidence. This may include crime scene

Topography Measurements and Performance Comparisons between NIST SRM 2460 Standard Bullet Masters and BKA Bullet Replicas

July 31, 2012
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert M. Thompson, Susan M. Ballou, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Thomas Brian Renegar, Richard M. Silver
Two Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460 Bullets produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were used as masters for the fabrication of replica bullets at the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA). The surface topography of the SRM masters

The National Ballistics Imaging Comparison (NBIC) Project

March 10, 2012
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou, Robert M. Thompson, James H. Yen, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Richard M. Silver, Martin Ols
In response to the guidelines issued by the ASCLD/LAB-International (American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board) to establish traceability and quality assurance in U.S. crime laboratories, a NIST/ATF joint project

Latent Print Examination and Human Factors: Improving the Practice through a Systems Approach

February 17, 2012
Author(s)
Melissa Taylor, David H. Kaye, Thomas Busey, Melissa Gische, Gerry LaPorte, Colin Aitken, Susan M. Ballou, Leonard Butt, Christophe Champod, David Charlton, Itiel E. Dror, Jules Epstein, Robert J. Garrett, Max Houck, Edward J. Imwinkelried, Ralph Keaton, Glenn Langenburg, Deborah A. Leben, Alice Maceo, Kenneth F. Martin, Jennifer L. Mnookin, Cedric Neumann, Joe Polski, Maria A. Roberts, Scott A. Shappell, Lyle Shaver, Sargur N. Srihari, Hal S. Stern, David Stoney, Anjali Swienton, Mary Theofanos, Robert M. Thompson, John Vanderkolk, Maria Weir, Kasey Wertheim
Fingerprints have provided a valuable method of personal identification in forensic science and criminal investigations for more than 100 years. The examination of fingerprints left at crime scenes, generally referred to as latent prints, consists of a

Striation Density for Predicting the Identifiability of Fired Bullets

September 1, 2010
Author(s)
Wei Chu, Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou
Without a selection procedure to exclude the bullets having insufficient individualized ballistics signature, automated ballistics identification systems will correlate an evidence bullet with all reference bullets stored in the database. Correlations that

Traceability for Ballistics Signature Measurements in Forensic Science

December 1, 2009
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou, Li Ma, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Martin Ols
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has developed the Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460 Bullets and 2461 Casings. NIST has also developed a 2D

NIST Standard Bullets and Casings Project

January 1, 2007
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou, Thomas Brian Renegar, Li Ma, Eric P. Whitenton, David R. Kelley, Robert A. Clary, A Zheng, M Ols
The National INstitute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard bullets and casings project will provide support to firearm examiners and to the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) in the United States. The standard bullet is

Correlation of Topography Measurements of NIST SRM 2460 Standard Bullets by Four Techniques

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Thomas Brian Renegar, Hyug-Gyo Rhee, A Zheng, L Ma, John M. Libert, Susan M. Ballou, B Bachrach, K Bogart
Three optical instruments including an interferometric microscope, a Nipkow disk confocal microscope and a laser scanning confocal microscope are used for the measurements of bullet profile signatures of a NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Correlation of Topography Measurements of NIST SRM 2460 Standard Bullets by Four Techniques

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Hyug-Gyo Rhee, John M. Libert, Li Ma, K Bogart, Susan M. Ballou, B Bachrach
Three optical instruments including an interferometric microscope, a Nipkow disk confocal microscope and a laser scanning confocal microscope are used for the measurements of bullet profile signatures of a National Institute of Standards and Technology

EEEL - Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas J. Russell, Susan M. Ballou, Alim A. Fatah, A G. Lieberman, Philip J. Mattson
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and highly

Standards for Bullets and Casings

November 1, 2002
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert A. Clary, Eric P. Whitenton, Li Ma, Susan M. Ballou
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing reference standards through its Office of Law Enforcement Standards with funding provided by the National Institute of Justice. The standard reference materials are used by crime laboratories

NIST RM (Reference Material) 8240/8250 Standard Bullets and Casings Project

September 1, 2002
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou, M Ols
The NIST RM (Reference Material) 8240/8250 Standard Bullets and Casings Project aims to support the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) in the U.S. Two prototype standard bullets were developed in 1998 with all six lands manufactured

Standards for Optical Imaging Systems in Forensic Laboratories

August 1, 2002
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert A. Clary, Eric P. Whitenton, Li Ma, Susan M. Ballou
NIST RM (Reverence Material) 8240/2350 standard bullet and casing project is currently ongoing to support the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) in the US. The original bullet signatures were traced on six master bullets from

SRM 2460/2461 Standard Bullets and Casings Project

July 10, 2002
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Eric P. Whitenton, David R. Kelley, Robert A. Clary, L Ma, Susan M. Ballou, M Ols
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460/2461 standard bullets and casings project will provide support to firearms examiners and to the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) in