•Is a profession or a field of forensic science that

     deals with recognition,

     collection, preservation

     and examination of

     physical evidence for

the administration of justice

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•It is derived from the Latin word “Forum” which means a

     market place or

     public discussion

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Identification through the

measurement of bony

structures

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Science of fingerprint

identification and classification

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Scientific method of detecting deception

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Introduced by Alec Jeffreys

-The most infalliable means of

identification.

(a)  

Application of the principles of

photography in discovering the

truth.

(a)  

The science of firearm identification by means of the

ammunition fired from them.

(a)  

The science and method of

identifying questioned

documents examination.

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Scientific stufy of human

dentition for identification.

(a)  

Application of medical

knowledge to law or in the

administration of justice

(a)  

He is an Australian magistrate who

define “search for truth” as a basis and

goal of all investigative works in the

middle of 19th century.

-Father of Modern Criminalistics.

-He wrote the book Scientific Criminal

Investigation.

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He is Father of Criminalistics in U.S

-He become known for his work

 Microchemistry.

-He wrote a book entitled Crime

Investigation

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He is the head of first Comprehensive Crime laboratory in U.S

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He is the first to devise a scientific method of identification called “Anthropometry”

-He is also known to be the “Father of Mug

 Shot” in photography.

-He also introduce the verbal description of a person called “Portait Parle”

-He is also considered as the “Father of

 Personal Identification”.

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-Came from the two French word which

 means “speaking likeness”

-Defined as a rigorous system for

verbal description of physical characteristics of the subject.

-It is also called as “SPOKEN PORTRAIT” in

the 20th century

(a)  

-The mug shot is actually a set of photos

and includes identifying information, such as height, date, and references to the

alleged crime.

-Mugshots are photographs police take

after booking and arrest.

(a)  

-A double-sided card used by police agencies and penal institutions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to record

information on suspects and criminals and

consisting of photographs of the individual

from the front and the side, the person’s

name, specific measurements, identifying

 marks, criminal history, and aliases, among other information

(a)  

-It is the first scientific method of personal identification which is done by measuring the various bony structure of the human body.

-It was introduced in Paris, France in 1882.

(a)  

-U.S Penitentiary at the Leavenworth, Kaneas.

- Will West arrived at the Penitentiary in 1903, while being processed all the bony measurement and photographs pertains to William West who had been in that penitentiary since 1901.

(a)  

-This become the downfall of Anthropometry and raising of Fingerprint Identification.

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U.S Military

adopts the use of  Fingerprint, soon thereafter, police agencies began to adopt the use of

fingerprint.

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First official

Fingerprint

card was

developed

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Formation of

ID division of

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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First computer data base of

fingerprint was developed,

which came to be known as

the AFIS.

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AFIS

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