CJ 3405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Henry, Dna Profiling

• School: App State
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 3405
• Professor: Kenneth Mullen

Document Summary

Developed a system of criminal identification that was adopted across europe. Name, hair color, trunk, forehead, head length, head width, cheek width, right ear, left foot, left pinky, left middle finger. Was discredited because of will west and william west who looked very similar to one another but were not the same person as previously thought. Caused scotland yard to get rid of bertillion system and adopt finger print identification. Medical background allowed for accuracy in sherlock holmes books. Founded bureau of forensic ballistics in ny. Compiled all current information on forensic investigation and put it into a book. Introduced the relevance of trace or transfer evidence: walking across rug picks up fibers. Took advancements in science and tried to apply it to law enforcement work. Almost killed 2 of his lab assistants while reenacting. Brought together investigators and lab technicians to work together more cohesively.