Timeline by Hudson, Kaila Y

200 BC

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The Babylonians would use fingerprints to sign contracts. This is important because it began the start of identification and investigations.

1248 China

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In Chinese reports they would use regulations for autopsy reports. This is important because the organization and the detail for autopsy reports today are highly important.

1784 England

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The first record of physical evidence used in a criminal case leading to a murder suspect and conviction. This is important because it began the start of using DNA to solve cases.

1854 San Franciso

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The use of photographs for criminal identification. This is important because it helped with identifying people and keeping records of it.

1892 Francis Galton

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Francis Galton started the classification of fingerprints after doing research on the similarity between two fingerprints. The classification of different type of arches, loops and whorls. This is important because it spotted the fact that everyone contains different fingerprints.

1910 Victor B. & Marcelle L.

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They were the first to study and publish on hair, and after the first legal case to use hair that took place from there study. This is important because it added more ways to identify and prosecute someone.

1967 FBI

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The FBI established an information center for the national filing system on wanted people and more. This is important because it it began the use of technology from paper and the internet database to store information.

1980s Alec J.

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A British scientist realized that DNA have similar and differences from families and making an accurate form of identification. This is important because it lowers the chance of fingerprint errors and confusions.

1996 National Academy

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DNA had been used and founded years ago but now the National Academy of Sciences announce the use of DNA evidence to be reliable. This is important because it now always to creditability to be uses in criminal cases.

2007 Britain's Forensic

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Britain's Forensic Science Service had now developed technology for footwear coding and detection system. This is important because it helps law enforcement to identify footwear marks quick.

1925 Japanese Scientist

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Saburo Sirai, a Japanese scientist made and credited to the first recognition of groups specific antigens into body fluids than blood. This is important because it goes a wider space and knowledge on secretion.

1977 FBI

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The FBI just introduced the AFIS. Automated Fingerprint Identification System. This is important because it started and compelled computerized scans of all documented fingerprints.

2011 Japanese researchers

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They developed a dental x-ray matching system that can automatically match dentals in a database and positive matches in 4 seconds. This is important because it began the start of faster and smarter technology in databases.

2001

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Technology was made to speed up the DNA profiling time. This is important because it would use to take 6 to 8 weeks but now 1-2 days. This can emergencies and criminal case that are pressing.

1813 Mathiew Orfila

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The father of modern toxicology also made great help with the presence of blood in forensic context. This is important because it can show blood levels and what it contains as the assessment of blood.

1864 Odelbrecht

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Odelbrecht was the first to fight and advocate for photography to be used for identification of criminals and the documents of evidence and crimes. This is important simply because it helps identify people but to organize documents under one person.

1986 Jeffrey's method

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Alec Jeffrey realization similarities and differences between the fingerprints was applied to a criminal case investing a rape and murder. This is important because it helped identify one man out of 4000 samples take, without the system we wouldn't be able to solves like this.

2011 Facial sketches

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At Michigan state university, they developed a software that matched drawn facial sketches to mug shots in databases. This is important because it can help law enforcement pin people when cameras can't capture or the increase use of witnesses.

2008 detection levels

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Scientists made a way to visualize fingerprints even when it had been removed, connected to how fingerprints mesh with metal surfaces. This is important because it can pull evidence when it is a slight chance and to still use fingerprints.

BCE

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There was evidence of the use of fingerprints on early painting and craving in prehistoric humans. This is important because it shows the use of them in the beginning of time and how we can learn to benefit us.