L1 Careers and Scientists

Name

Contribution/What they are known for

Mathieu Orfila

(father)

-Father of modern toxicology

Charles Norris

-emphasized importance of forensic technology in criminal investigation

Sir Francis (fingerprints) Galton

-first classification system for fingerprints based on ridges pattern

William Herschel (first person)

-The first person to use fingerprinting as method of identification

-fraud in contacts, false impersonation, and other matters 

Dr. Henry Faulds (publication)

-His publication “On the Skin furrows of the Hand”

Edward Henry

(more accurate version)

-Henry Classification System

- more accurate 

-replaced Galton’s ridge system

Alphonse Bertillon

(anthropology)

-developed anthropology/bertillonage 

-solving cases using body measurements and traits like hair or eye color. 

Will & William West (criminals twins)

• The Bertillonage system (hair and eye color) failed to identify them

• fingerprints (Galton/Henry system) need to be used for identification 

Sir Arthur (author) Conan Doyle

• author of the Sherlock Holmes detective series

Hans Gross (books are gross)

• known for publishing forensic textbooks ( ew)

Victor Balthazard (hazard for firearms)

-advanced fingerprint, firearms, and hair analysis

Juan Vucetich (Argentina)

-vucetich system 

-Abandoned Bertillonage -> used f.p. 

-Solved the first fingerprint case ever which occurred in Argentina 

Karl Landsteiner

-developed ABO system of blood typing 

-Antigens: Substances that the body reacts to

-Antibodies: The defense mechanism to antigens

Edmond Locard

-created locard exchange principle 

Calvin Goddard (US = GUNS)

-forensic ballistics - the study of bullets

Alec Jeffreys

• DNA testing

• Colin Pitchfork (EVIL)

Career

Description

Forensic Anthropologist

diagnose dead bodies with violent force/trauma

Criminalist (work in labs)

Figure out what happened

Forensic Nurse

treat victims of violent acts or sexual harassment

Forensic Pathologist

work in offices; conduct autopsies and post-mortem exams

Arson Investigator

investigates arson cases 

Computer Forensics Examiner

use computer hardware to recover info that can be used in cases

Crime Scene Investigator

secures/preserves crime scenes

DNA analyst (works in lab)

Similar to criminalist but focuses on genetic code

Forensics Accountant

investigates financial statements 

Forensics Autopsy Technician

preparing and cleaning materials

Forensic Entomologist 

examines insects

Forensic Psychologist

investigates criminal and victim behavior and emotion

Ballistic and Toolmark Technician

analyze firearms samples from bullets

Forensic Toxicologist

analyze concentration/effects of substances in biological fluids 

Coroner

have the same role as pathologist (except autopsies) but at a lower level of profession.