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First use of lie detector
Erasistratus, an ancient Greek physician, discovers that his patients’ pulse rates increase when they are telling lies. Allegedly the first lie detection test. -
Photographing Evidence
First advocation of the use of photography for the identification of criminals and the documentation of evidence and crime scenes. This could help by looking at crime scene and telling anything off. photography was thought to be a cure and solution to the weaknesses and corruptions of earlier technologies of representation such as painting and drawing. Trusting eye-witness accounts, today we still think that vision especially through photography, shows how real the world is. -
Forensics significally applied
Forensic science was significantly applied in 1888, when doctors in London, England, were allowed to examine the victims of Jack the Ripper for wound patterns. Forensic science has been around for nearly since recorded in the 700s. When the Chinese used fingerprints to establish the identity of documents and clay sculptures. Forensic science comprises a diverse array of disciplines, from fingerprint and DNA analysis to anthropology and wildlife forensics. -
Finger Printing
Fingerprinting typically helps to connect the crime to a person who may have been present at the scene but can also be used to track a person's previous records; arrests, parole, etc. Analyzing fingerprints left at the scene of a crime is one of the most critical parts of forensic analysis. In 1892 Juan Vucetich, an Argentine chief police officer, created the first method of recording the fingerprints of individuals on file. Later that year they were used for the first time in crime -
Tape Lifting
Richard Drew invents tape lifting.Tape lifting is designed for lifting and preserving fingerprints and other physical evidence from multiple surfaces. These tapes are used to lift palm prints and clusters of fingerprints.
