- 01: Introduction
- 02: History
- 03: Propellants, Firearms, and Ammunition Development
- 04: Modern Firearms Manufacture
- 05: Small Arms Ammunition
- 06: Evidence Handling Procedures
- Introduction
- Objectives
- AFTE Knowledge and Ability Factors
- Types of Evidence
- Associative Evidence
- The Crime Scene
- Evidence Submission
- Laboratory Evidence Handling
- Case Tracking Within the Laboratory
- Firearm and Toolmark Examination Considerations
- Selected Bibliography
- 07: Equipment and Instrumentation
- 08: Examination of Firearms
- 09: Cartridge and Shotshell Examination
- 10: Characterization and Evaluation of Fired Projectiles
- 11: Bullet Comparison and Identification
- 12: Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination
- 13: Toolmark Identification
- 14: Communicating Results
- Resources
Forensic LIMS
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Evidence-routing possibilities
Initially, LIMS software was developed for research and commercial laboratories where the samples analyzed were standalone items completely unrelated to any other items under examination.
In criminal investigations, physical evidence is more often viewed collectively. This may involve multiple reports from various disciplines requiring differing timelines and sequencing of examinations.
The implementation of LIMS in forensic laboratories necessitated the development of enhanced features to accommodate the complexity of forensic analyses, specifically:
- Examination results may indicate further examinations and analyses (within same discipline or in a different discipline).
- Results may indicate additional requested examinations are unnecessary.
- Some evidence can be examined only after the arrival of additional evidence items.
