The three-day Evidence Management Conference will focus on fostering awareness by sharing the state of the industry, successes, lessons learned, and recommending best practices. The event will provide an opportunity for a candid discussion between law enforcement executives, criminal justice practitioners, policy makers, and the legal community from around the nation on the important issues of evidence management.

Title: Development of a Novel 3D-Topography Imaging and Analysis System for Firearm Forensics Abstract: The talk will describe our work developing an accurate, fast, and economic 3D imaging and analysis system for firearm forensics. As portrayed in the movies, ammunition fired through a single firearm will pick up small microscopic imperfections (i.e., toolmarks) unique to that firearm. Microscopic examination of these marks allows firearm examiners to assess the likelihood of common origin (e.g., linking a cartridge case found at a crime scene…