The Canadian Integrated Ballistics Information Network (CIBIN)

The Canadian Integrated Ballistics Information

Network (CIBIN)

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Forensic Sciences and Identification Services (FS&IS)Forensic Sciences and Identification Services (FS&IS)

Forensic Science and Identification Services is an integral part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s National Police Services, with a mandate to provide quality investigative support services for front line policing.

FS&IS provides a wide range of forensic programs and services to clients in Canada and internationally through forensic science services, crime scene forensic identification, fingerprint identification and criminal record repositories and the National DNA Data Bank.

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Firearms and Toolmark Identification Program

The Firearms and Toolmark Identification Program is part of the RCMP's National Police Services (NPS), providing two major areas of expertise; firearms and toolmark analysis.

This program also manages the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network (CIBIN).

Firearms and Toolmark Identification sections are located in Halifax, Regina and Vancouver laboratories.

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The power of networkingThe power of networking

CIBIN is the Canadian network of Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) instruments, which captures and analyses digital images of the unique markings left by firearms on bullets and cartridges cases

It is a partnership between the RCMP, Ontario’s Center of Forensic Sciences and Quebec’s “Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale”

CIBIN also exchanges information with the United States of America’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)

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Our IBIS hub in Ottawa, ONOur IBIS hub in Ottawa, ON

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Our network of IBIS instrumentsOur network of IBIS instruments

Halifax, Nova Scotia (2007)Montreal, Quebec (2003/04)

Ottawa, Ontario (2002)Toronto, Ontario (2003/04)

Regina, Saskatchewan (2007)Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)

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Our network of IBIS instrumentsOur network of IBIS instruments

CANADA

Total area: 9,984,670 sq kmPopulation: 33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)

90% of which is concentrated within 160 kms from the US border

Source: The world fact book

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About IBISAbout IBIS

IBIS technology is a powerful screening tool that efficiently analyses digital images of the unique markings left by firearms on bullets and cartridges cases

IBIS instantly sorts through the inventory of thousands of exhibits and then ranks them in order of the highest likelihood of a match, for confirmation by a firearms expert. Traditionally, this would have represented thousands of man/hours of work.

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About IBISAbout IBIS

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Working togetherWorking together

CIBIN will link firearm crimes from across Canada (and the U.S. as required) and those committed over time.

CIBIN will link crime scenes where the same firearm has been discharged even if the firearm has not been recovered.

CIBIN will also link seized or found firearms to the crimes where they were used (Suspicious Firearms Index)

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1.Fired bullets and cartridge cases recovered from crime scenes (“drive-by” shooting, no firearm recovered)

2.Test fired bullets and cartridge cases from firearms related to a criminal investigation and examined at the forensic laboratory

3. Suspicious Firearms Index

Three categories of items entered on CIBINThree categories of items entered on CIBIN

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The CIBIN Section in Ottawa, is the hub of the database and is responsible for the Suspicious Firearms Index, which specializes in firearms of interest not known to be associated with a criminal charge but that may generate intelligence for investigators

Suspicious Firearms IndexSuspicious Firearms Index

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Value of the Suspicious Firearm IndexValue of the Suspicious Firearm Index

Police may come into possession of firearms suspected of being associated with criminal activity but which are not the subject of an active investigation.

These typically include found firearms and seized firearms where no charges are pending. Such firearms are not likely to be sent to the forensic laboratory and thus would not automatically be test fired and entered into the CIBIN database.

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Value of the Suspicious Firearm IndexValue of the Suspicious Firearm Index

Entering those suspicious firearms in CIBIN to compare against unsolved cases complements other investigative techniques such as tracing in that:

• a positive correlation may relate otherwise unsolved incidents (intelligence that may lead to solving a crime)

• a negative result will allow closure of files, allowing an administrative disposition of the firearm

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Acceptance CriteriaAcceptance Criteria

We are currently processing suspicious firearms that meet the following criteria:

1. Occurrence (recovered, found, seized, etc) within the last 2 years and,

2. Restricted, prohibited or criminally altered, or

3. Non-restricted but with a known or suspected criminal association

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Statistics to date (August 2009)Statistics to date (August 2009)

• Bullets in CIBIN: 12,218• Cartridge cases: 25,126• Number of confirmed hits: 1,295

• Percentage of hits (bullets): 0.60%• Percentage of hits (CC’s): 4.85%

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Success storySuccess story

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Challenges and opportunitiesChallenges and opportunities

Ever greening of equipment; the latest version of IBIS instruments (TRAX3D) offers superior performances

Increase in the number of suspicious firearms identified as a result of the Public Agents Regulations and with the assistance of the Canadian Firearms Program

Pursuit of the establishment of a live connection between NIBIN and CIBIN

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Questions / InquiriesQuestions / Inquiries

Yves Quevillon

Firearms and Toolmark Identification Program

Forensic Science and Identification Services

1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2

Tel.: 613-993-4145 Cell.: 613-808-4922

Fax: 613-952-0156

Email: [email protected]

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