CSI

  • First uses of photos in identification

    First uses of photos in identification
    Photo identification cards appear to have been first used at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • first fingerprints

    first fingerprints
    CSI started to us fingerprints
  • 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 speeds 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.