Forensic Criminology

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  • 44 BCE

    First Recorded Autopsy

    First Recorded Autopsy
    The first recorded autopsy was the body of Julius Caesar. In Rome, Italy Caesar was stabbed to death 23 times with a knife that ruptured his aorta. Knowing about autopsies gives pathologists a better understanding of how things spread and how to evaluate any disease or injury.
  • 400

    Determining the Cause of Death

    Determining the Cause of Death
    It was made into a law that medical experts have to be the ones to determine the cause of death in crimes. Knowing the reasoning behind someone's recent passing is important because the information is valuable to families and the public eye. As well as knowing the reasons behind a specific death can help develop strategies to save future lives.

  • First Pathology Reports Published

    First Pathology Reports Published
    The pathology reports are medical reports about a situation within your body. These reports determine a diagnosis or treatment for the specific condition.

  • Matching Physical Evidence

    Matching Physical Evidence
    In 1784 a man was convicted just by matching the torn piece of paper to another. John Toms was convicted of murdering Edward Culshaw with a pistol. The piece of paper was found in the victim's head wound. This type of strategy is very efficient now because law enforcement is always searching for evidence to help put the pieces together.

  • The Marsh Test (Chemical Testing Utilized)

    The Marsh Test (Chemical Testing Utilized)
    James Marsh was a British chemist who developed a method for testing chemicals such as arsenic that remained in human tissue. This test was the first use of toxicology in a trial. This method was so important because it gave effective ways to detect small amounts of arsenic.

  • Hair used In a Murder Case

    Hair used In a Murder Case
    In 1855 John Browning and his son were tried for murdering a cotton plantation manager. They were not convicted but the plantation manager's injuries showed a broken neck. The Browning's home was searched and a rope was found it contained blood as well as small pieces of hair. The evidence was found insufficient. Today small evidence such as hair follicles goes a long way when convicting someone of a crime.

  • First Lab Built In The U.S

    First Lab Built In The U.S
    On July 1, 1923, The Los Angeles Police Department set up its first science lab that supported criminal investigations. Rex Welsh was the officer assigned to be the department's first criminalist. We now have more efficient crime labs around the world and it helps us analyze the evidence collected with certain equipment.

  • Lie Detection

    Lie Detection
    The polygraph was invented by Leonarde Keeler. Keeler sold many of these to law enforcement agencies in California. In 1937, The use of Keelers polygraph had success. The purpose of these tests is to identify someone's true intentions for something.

  • Voice Recording Used As Evidence

    Voice Recording Used As Evidence
    The use of voice recordings have been used before dating back to World War 2. However its usage in forensics dates back to the 1960s. Everyone's voice is different in a way as well as the quality like a fingerprint. People's voices are usually recorded all of the time whether you realize it or not. Such as voice mails, hidden tape recordings, etc and this all can be used as evidence to convict someone.

  • First National Crime System

    First National Crime System
    In 1967 the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) was created. This database was created under the FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. This computing is still used today but we have advanced in technology. Back then this system allowed a flow of information to different branches of law enforcement.

  • Technology to Detect Gunshot Residue

    Technology to Detect Gunshot Residue
    To know the analysis of gunshot residue. In 1974 Scanning electron microscopy was introduced by the Aerospace Corporation. Knowing how to detect the residue indicates how the gun was handled in the crime.

  • The Body Farm

    The Body Farm
    William Bass started the Body Farm as a laboratory to research decomposition. This research was developed to determine the time since someone's death and the different stages of decomposition that occur when someone passes. The body farm helps with FBI training and research to help them better understand their corpse/bone knowledge.

  • DNA Technique For Unique ID

    DNA Technique For Unique ID
    Alec Jeffreys is mainly famous for creating the DNA fingerprinting process. Today DNA fingerprinting has helped hold people responsible for their crimes without second guessing it. With him knowing the routes of DNA sampling his discovery of fingerprinting has helped those wrongfully convicted before it was a thing

  • Footwear Detection Process

    Footwear Detection Process
    This database was created to potentially solve unsolved crimes quickly. Shoe imprints are usually always on a crime scene making it easy to identify but how does one identify it without having this type of tools? Knowing the shoe print can help provide valuable information when convicting someone who was around during the crime.

  • Sketches Matched to Photos

    Sketches Matched to Photos
    A team at Michigan State University developed a bunch of software and algorithms that match drawings to mugshots within the law enforcement databases. Their discovery has become very promising. This type of software makes it easier to go out and find out who the criminal is with an accurate viewpoint.