Forensic Science: History of Crime Laboratories

Vocabulary flashcards covering key people, principles, and components of crime laboratories from the notes.

Mathieu Orfila

the father of forensic toxicology

Alphonse Bertillon

devised the first scientific system of personal identification in 1879

Francis Galton

conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification

Leone Lattes

developed a procedure to determine blood type from dried bloodstains

Calvin Goddard

used a comparison microscope to determine if a particular gun fired a bullet

Albert Osborn

developed the fundamental principles of document examination

Walter McCrone

utilized microscopy and other analytical methodologies to examine evidence

Hans Gross

wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation

Edmond Locard

incorporated Gross’ principles within a workable crime labratory

Locard’s principle

states that when a criminal comes in contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs