Context and history Flashcards

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Who popularised scientific crime-detection methods through Sherlock Holmes?

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Sir Anthony Conan Doyle

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2
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What year were the ridges, loops and spirals in fingerprints first noted?

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1686

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3
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Who was the professor who first noted the ridges, loops and spirals in fingerprints?

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Anatomy Marcello Malphigi

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4
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What year was bullet comparison first used?

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1835

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5
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Who was the first to use bullet comparison?

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Henry Goddard

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6
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Who was the founder of forensic toxicology?

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Mathieu Orfila

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7
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What year was Mathieu Orfila born?

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1787-1853

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8
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Who was the founder of criminal identification?

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Alphonse Bertillon

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9
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Who was the founder of fingerprinting?

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Francis Galton

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10
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When was Alphonse Bertillon born?

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1853-1914

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11
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When was Francis Galton born?

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1822-1911

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12
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Who was the founder of blood grouping?

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Leon Lattes

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13
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When was Leon Lattes born?

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1887-1954

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14
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What did Hans Gross do?

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Wrote the first book describing the application of scientific disciplines to the field of criminal investigation

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15
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What was Edmond Locards principle?

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Locard’s exchange principle: Every contact leaves a trace

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16
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What year was the first toxicology case?

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1840 - proof of arsenic poisoning

17
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What did Sir Edward Henry produce?

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Fingerprint classification system

18
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When was the fingerprint classification system produced?

19
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When was ABO blood typing produced?

20
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Who produced ABO blood typing?

A

Karl Landsteiner

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What year was Edmond Locard’s principle produced?

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What year was the first DNA court case?

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What year was the Lyons institution produced?

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What year was the Dresden institution produced?

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What year was the Vienna institution produced?
1923
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What year was the Holland, Finland and Sweden institution produced?
1925
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What year was the FBI produced?
1932
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What year was the Metrapolitan police lab produced?
1935
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What year did the Forensic science service become an executive agency of the home office?
1991
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What year did the forensic science service close?
March 2012
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