Kyprianos Georgiou and Kalisa
Hadji Editors
From the Editors
Dear members,
The summer is finally here.
Time to take some time off
our busy timetables. Spend
some time with your families
and friends, go on holiday
and RELAX. Whatever you do,
stay safe.
In this edition of "The
Examiner", we are exploring
"Firearms".
If you have any questions or
comments or if you would
like to contribute any
articles in future
newsletters, please do not
hesitate to contact us
through the following links K.Georgiou@tees.ac.uk or Kalisa@hadji.co.uk
Director's Letter
Greetings!
Here is the USA we
are in turmoil over
the issue of
accessibility to
guns, conceal carry
and open carry.
As a CSI my concern
is the evidential
value of the
evidence in a case.
That evidence when
it comes to firearms
is fingerprints,
toolmarks, DNA,
serial number
restoration, trace
and GSR. As a CSI I
should have a
working knowledge on
how a weapon works,
the caliber’s,
ammunition types,
and how to make the
weapon safe. Scene
wise we need a
knowledge on
trajectories and
proper packaging.
Considering the
above in the recent
ambush of 5 police
officers in Dallas,
Texas the CSI’s on
the scene had a
difficult job. The
scene I am told is
about 20 blocks in
size with multiple
levels. It would be
a major task to
preserve, document
and process. Our
thoughts and prayers
are with Dallas and
with law enforcement
in general
throughout the
world. Our task as
CSI’s is never an
easy one, especially
when it is one of
our own.
The conference next
year will be in the
Phoenix, Arizona
area and as the
conference comes
together we will be
updating the
information on the
web site so please
check the web site
frequently.
We are in the
process of putting
together a Training
Committee and
exploring online
training. The
Training Committee
will be setting the
policy and
guidelines for
training provided by
ICSIA. Currently
ICSIA is creating a
free online course
for the Uniformed
1st Responder to a
Crime Scene. We hope
to have this
available later this
year. More to follow
on this as we
progress.
Meanwhile, stay safe
and spread the word
about ICSIA!
Hayden B Baldwin,
Executive Director
International Crime
Scene Investigators
Association
www.icsia.org
hbb@icsia.org
ICSIA's 2017 Conference
Phoenix, Arizona, 2017.
Further details will be provided at a
later date.
Book your place now for another great
conference.
Shooting Investigation Class
By Daryl Clemens
I was recently able to
conduct a shooting scene
investigation class through
the Criminal Justice
Institute at the University
of Arkansas. This was a
three day class with 1 1/2
days in the classroom and
another 1 1/2 days on the
range. We had three vehicles
on the range, and the
students were able to shoot
them with a variety of
weapons- and then they got
to do the reconstruction
work to put it all back
together! We had a lot of
fun, and everyone learned a
lot as well.
Please click here for
the full article
The Science Behind Firearm and Tool
Mark Examination
By Nancy Ritter
Study finds less than 1.2 percent
error rate in matching bullets fired
from Glock semiautomatic pistol
barrels to the actual firearm.
The NIJ-funded study described in
"Study Identifies Ways to Improve
ATF Ballistic Evidence Program"
looked at the operation of the
National Integrated Ballistic
Information Network (NIBIN), not at
the underlying science of
firearm and tool mark examination.
This forensic science - sometimes
referred to by laypeople as
"ballistics" — is concerned with the
validity of matching a fired bullet
to a particular firearm.
For the full article please click here.
Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF
Ballistic Evidence Program
By Nancy Ritter
An NIJ-funded examination of
NIBIN offers recommendations for
improving the program's tactical and
strategic value.
NIJ-funded researchers have
concluded that the nation's
ballistic evidence program has
significant "untapped potential" to
solve crimes that involve a firearm.
The NIJ-funded examination of the
National Integrated Ballistic
Information Network — referred to
simply as "NIBIN" by everyone in law
enforcement — revealed that the
timeliness of processing evidence
varies greatly from jurisdiction to
jurisdiction. Some identified hits
against the national gun-crime
evidence database within a few days
of a crime, and others produced hit
reports so slowly that they had no
investigative value.
For the full article please click here.
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Briefs: Ballistics Database and
Stun Guns
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NIST Launches New 3-D Ballistics
Database
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Armed Muggers use "Pokemon Go"
to find Victims
Online Training
ICSIA collaborated with the Criminal
Justice Institute of the University of
Arkansas to produce an online training
course: Crime
Scene First Responder For The Uniformed
Officer
Future Editions of "The Examiner"
The themes for the following 2 editions
of the "The Examiner" are:
1) September
2016: Drugs
and poisons
2) November
2016: Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
If you would like to contribute any
papers/articles/stories from your
experiences about any of these themes,
please do not hesitate to contact
us here with your papers in order to
include them in our future newsletter.
Thank you
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