Francis Galton Undertook the first definitive study of

Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Scotland Yard • 1894 • Add fingerprints to the Bertillon System • Not without

Leone Lattes 1915 Designed a simple procedure for determining the blood types A, B,

Albert S. Osborne 1910 Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. Also authored the

Hans Gross 1893 Wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific disciplines to

1910 Edmond Locard Developed a crime lab in Lyons, France, using Hans Gross’ principles.

Crime lab • 1923 – First Crime Lab Opens in the United States (Los

Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover 1932 Establishes and trains staff of the

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Francis Galton Undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints and developed methodology of classifying them for filing. Published Finger Prints in 1892. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Scotland Yard • 1894 • Add fingerprints to the Bertillon System • Not without humor: • Scotland Yard's crime database is called Home Office Large Major Enquiry System, and the acronym is HOLMES. The training program is called "Elementary“. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Leone Lattes 1915 Designed a simple procedure for determining the blood types A, B, and AB. Calvin Goddard 1950 Refined the technique of comparing bullets using a comparison microscope. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Albert S. Osborne 1910 Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. Also authored the book, Questioned Documents. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Hans Gross 1893 Wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific disciplines to the criminal investigation. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

1910 Edmond Locard Developed a crime lab in Lyons, France, using Hans Gross’ principles. This is considered the first workable crime lab. Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Crime lab • 1923 – First Crime Lab Opens in the United States (Los Angeles) • 1929 – 2 nd Crime Lab established at Northwestern University Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.

Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover 1932 Establishes and trains staff of the Federal Crime Lab Goal to create an efficiently run, professional law enforcement agency First week lab was opened – handled 20 cases Today they handle 1000’s of cases each week and have over 80 million fingerprints on file. He also founded the National Police Academy Copyright © 2003, Peter Bocchino - Legacy of Truth® All rights reserved worldwide.