Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS)
Axios
Policing
Problems addressed
Low crime solving capacity
Effectiveness

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Effective

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Life periods served
People of all ages
Where the program was applied
Police station or police department
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an automated ballistics image and analysis system that makes up a computerized database of projectiles and weapons used in crimes. The aim is to reduce the time spent on ballistics analyses and to instrumentalize and facilitate the work of forensic experts during the identification of this evidence for use as information in investigations and trials.

Impact evaluations

An impact assessment showed that there was a statistically significant 6.23x increase in the monthly number of hits generated by the Ballistics Unit after implementing the automated ballistics imaging and analysis program [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Braga, A. A., & Pierce, G. L. (2004). Linking crime guns: the impact of ballistics imaging technology on the productivity of the Boston Police Department's Ballistics Unit. Journal of Forensic Science, 49(4), 1-6.

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