Support of Resources for Tactical and Strategic Usage of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)

Submitted by the IACP Forensic Science and Police Investigative Operations Committees

FSC. 12.t16

Passed: November 2016

WHEREAS, since the early 1990s, the federal government through ATF has developed and operated NIBIN to assist in the discovery and prosecution of armed violent offenders,

WHEREAS, the NIBIN Program is the only interstate automated ballistics imaging network operating in the United States, and capable of providing actionable investigative leads in a timely manner,

WHEREAS, NIBIN is available to most large population centers in the United States,

WHEREAS, NIBIN continues to serve as an effective tool for combating violent firearms crimes, and

WHEREAS, the following NIBIN needs and/or recommendations have been identified and must be addressed:

• Empower the NIBIN Executive Board to evaluate the administration of the NIBIN program to include, making recommendations for improvements and offer policy guidance to local NIBIN sites,

• Educate stakeholders on the tactical and strategic uses of NIBIN by improving NIBIN data and its availability to state and local agencies,

• Financially support further research to include the ongoing collaboration between NIST and ATF to further research and develop effective practices, emerging technology, and improve performance at NIBIN sites,

• Support the NIBIN National Correlation and Training Center (NNCTC), which serves to support the state and local efforts throughout the nation, and

• The continuing allocation of funds and resources be made available to establish NIBIN Centers of Excellence that fully utilize crime gun intelligence; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Law Enforcement and the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognize that solving these needs promotes social health, safety, and stability; and therefore be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that a recommendation for adequate funding be sought from the Executive Branch of the Federal Government to support the NIBIN Executive Board to develop an operational plan for addressing each NIBIN need, the resources and funding required (including likely sources), and an expected time frame to completion.