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Development Of CSI Sciences

By gabrielleklem
  • 600 BCE

    Use Of Fingerprints For The First Time

    Use Of Fingerprints For The First Time
    Fingerprints were first used to identify identity of another person.
  • 1248

    First Forensic Science Book

    First Forensic Science Book
    A book created by Hsi DuanYu, published by the Chinese. This book was the first recorded application of medical knowledge to the solution of crime.

  • First uses of photos in identification

    First uses of photos in identification
    San Francisco was the first state to start the use of photo identification.

  • Fingerprint ID used in crime

    Fingerprint ID used in crime
    Juan Vucetich and a Argentinean police officer, was the first to use fingerprint ID. They created the system which they later termed dactyloscopy.

  • Investigations into blood markers

    Investigations into blood markers
    Discovered by Karl Landsteiner and adapted for use on bloodstains by Dieter Max Richter.

  • Crime labs built

    Crime labs built
    First police crime lab established in Los Angeles.

  • Faster DNA IDs

    Faster DNA IDs
    Technology speed up DNA profiling time, from 6-8 weeks to between 1-2 days.

  • Footwear Detection

    Footwear Detection
    The Forensic Science Service, launched the UK’s first online footwear coding and detection management system.