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Dactylography
This is the stud of fingerprints. This was used when in England, a doctor was called to discover the different pores in skin. Afterwoods he had discovered that different patterns could be used as a system of classification. This was a benefit for the use in Criminal Investigations. -
Growth of Agricultural and Industrial Revolution
The growth of population due to the improvements in agricultural methods and conditions caused the revolution to grow. The demand for public control grew more. -
Henry Fielding
He became the first chief magistrate and had the ambition to improve the judicial system. He began to investigate on many crimes. -
Metropolitan Police Act of 1829
The English Parliaments passed an act which created a police force for London. The officers was known to have a reputation for being fair. -
Municipal Detectives
New York was famous for having detectives and so they set up a gallery in where photgraphs of all criminals were posted. Over 700 were displayed so that one may recognize them on the street. -
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Anthropometry
Alphonse Bertillon who is known to have been the "father of criminal identification" was known to have discovered that every human is different and have exact different measurements. -
DNA-Blueprint
DNA was discovered as an important role in hereditary. Scientists discovered that just as fingerprints are unique in every person, so is one's DNA. Blood analysis was then used to be a determinant factor in crime investigations. -
Forensic Sciences
Hans Gross wrote a book that explained how science relates to examining a criminal investigation. He says that science is vital in order to study any evidence related to crime. -
Forensic Laboratory
Edmond Locard was the first to create a laboratory in which all crime investigations were examined there. He introduced the idea of hair and fibers being an important aspect in determining a crime.Personal identification was introduced. -
Biometrics
Biometrics was used to specifically identify the identiy of an individual of the body. Identifications used in this were finger-print which we still use to this day, and DNA. -
Atomic Force Microscope
This methos was created so that fingerprints can have a higher resolution when trying to examine them. -
Lying detector
This magnetic resonance machine has allowed the brain activity to provide patters as to when people are lying. This is used in many cases such as today for court trials or interviews.
