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First fingerprints used for investigation
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History of Forensic Science
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New York State Prison first systematic use of fingerprints for criminal identification in US
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Teddy Roosevelt created the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Institut de police scientifique of the University of Lausanne founded by Archibald Reiss
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First forensic studies on hair followed by the first legal case involving hair
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Portable Polygraph was designed
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First police crime lab created
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First voice recording used as evidence
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First criminal convicted with DNA evidence
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CODIS was created by US government
Combined DNA Index System