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600 BCE
Use Of Fingerprints For The First Time
Fingerprints were first used to identify identity of another person. -
1248
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
San Francisco was the first state to start the use of photo identification. -
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
Discovered by Karl Landsteiner and adapted for use on bloodstains by Dieter Max Richter. -
Crime labs built
First police crime lab established in Los Angeles. -
Faster DNA IDs
Technology speed up DNA profiling time, from 6-8 weeks to between 1-2 days. -
Footwear Detection
The Forensic Science Service, launched the UK’s first online footwear coding and detection management system.
