Forensic Timeline

By makaylasims1
  • The first use of toxicology

    The first use of toxicology

    James Marsh used the first to discovery arsenic in the human body
  • Photographic Identification

    Photographic Identification

    San Francisco was the first city to use photo identification to keep track of criminals
  • Microscopic hair analysis

    Microscopic hair analysis

    This allowed crime labs to identify people by matching hair follicles.
  • New York State Prison uses Fingerprint identification for prisoners

    New York State Prison uses Fingerprint identification for prisoners

    This allow the prison to trace fingerprints of criminals.
  • The creation of the FBI

    The creation of the FBI

    With the creation of the FBI, forensic scientists were now able to work to solve crimes of murder, etc.
  • The first FBI crime lab was created

    The first FBI crime lab was created

    The creation of the first crime allow forensic science to be performed to solve crimes
  • The Discovery of the Chemical Structure of DNA

    The Discovery of the Chemical Structure of DNA

    Discovering DNA allows forensic scientists to identify the genetics of a person
  • Spectrographic Voice Identification

    Spectrographic Voice Identification

    This allowed voice analysis to be useful in solving crimes.
  • The FBI uses the first automated fingerprinting identification system

    The FBI uses the first automated fingerprinting identification system

    This allowed the FBI to identify people for crimes by their fingerprints
  • DNA profiling was created by Alec Jeffreys

    DNA profiling was created by Alec Jeffreys

    This process allowed people to be identified by their DNA