Opening the Black Box of NIBIN - Research for the Real World Seminar
Date Published
July 2014
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Firearms
The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination
Date Published
October 2014
Series
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Study Identifies Ways To Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program
Date Published
October 2014
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forensic Technology Center of Excellence: Validation and Evaluation of Magneto-Optical Imaging Technology for Recovering Obliterated Serial Numbers in Firearms
Date Published
August 2015
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence
2015-R2-CX-K147
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$622,432
Sentinel Events: A Sustainable Model for System Change
2015-R2-CX-K041
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$724,294
Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics
2015-DN-BX-K032
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$217,450
Gun Safety Technology Challenge
Challenge Closed
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Decrease the Controlled Substance and Firearm Analysis Backlog Utilizing Overtime
2015-CD-BX-0063
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$93,922
Process Evaluation of BJA''s Firearm Lock Distribution and Safe Storage Program
2015-FG-BX-K002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$199,607
Magneto-Optical Sensors Bring Obliterated Serial Numbers Back to Life
Date Published
May 2015
Series
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ
Applied Research and Development of a Three-Dimensional Topography System for Imaging and Analysis of Striated and Impressed Tool Marks for Firearm Identification using GelSight
Date Published
January 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Firearms and Violence Topical Working Group Meeting Summary 2011
Date Published
April 2012
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Magneto-Optical Sensors Bring Obliterated Serial Numbers Back to Life
Date Published
May 1, 2015
A sensor technology first developed for medical use is being adapted to detect and visualize destroyed serial numbers in firearms.
Guns and Youth Violence: An Examination of Crime Guns in One City
Date Published
1999
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Applied Research and Development of a Three-Dimensional Topography System for Firearm Identification Using GelSight
Date Published
January 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Underground Gun Markets in Chicago
2014-MU-CX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$459,849
The Epidemiology of Crime Guns
2013-R2-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$250,000
An Exploratory Analysis of the United States Firearm Transfer Regulatory System
2014-R2-CX-0008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$39,520
Advancing audio forensics of gunshot acoustics.
2014-DN-BX-K034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$184,957
Firearm Legislation and Firearm Violence Across Space and Time: A Comprehensive Data Collection Effort
2014-R2-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$39,992