Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Written by:
Jennifer Hansen
of science to law
Applies knowledge and technology of
science to the definition and
enforcement of laws
Enforced by police agencies in the
criminal justice system
Physical
Anthropology
Psychiatry and
behavioral science
Questioned
Documents
Toxicology
examination
Firearm and tool mark examination
Computer and digital data analysis
Photography
Limited knowledege of
anatomy and pathology
hindered the growth of
forensics until the late 17th
century and early 18th
century
1775
MATHIEU ORFILA
1828
1879
Bertillons System
Anthropometry
Bertillons Method
Used for over two
decades as a source of
identification
Replaced by
fingerprinting in the
early 1900s
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Hans Gross
1893
Hans Gross
Sherlock
This
Serology-
1901
Twentieth century
Breakthroughs
Albert S. Osborn
1910
Developed fundamental
principles of document examination
Questioned Documents
Edmond Locard
1910
Edmond Locard
His enthusiasm overcame his technical and
monetary deficiencies
His research and accomplishments became
known though the world
Became founder and director of Institute
of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons
International center for study and research
in forensic science
Locard
He
1984
Has revolutionized the practice of
fornsic science
Computers
Have