By : Melanie Vazquez and Ken Huang
Background
 Lived from 1850-1931.
 Studied at St. Edmund's College and the University
College of London.
 Joined the Indian Civil Service in 1873 .
 Was the head of the Metropolitan police of London.
 In 1890 he became a secretary to the Lieutenant
Governor of Bengal and later appointed inspector
general of police, where around that time he started
working on his fingerprint identification system.
Contribution to Forensic Science
 Between July 1896 and February 1897 Henry created
his classification system.
 Henry ‘s fingerprint system made it easier for
fingerprints to be filed, searched, and traced.
 It allowed local police forces to quickly identify
criminals just by scanning by their fingerprints.
 It was also a more effective way to identify criminals
than the Bertillon system of anthropometric
measurement.
Fingerprint Identification
 Works because there are classifications for different types
of finger and palm prints, and everyone has unique prints
like no one else.
 Has been used worldwide for over 100 years to identify
criminals .
 Is the most commonly used piece of evidence in forensic
examinations.
 International Association for Identification is the first
professional forensic organization that was created because
of the creation of the fingerprint identification.
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 Forensic Science Central History of Forensic Science.
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 1900 SIR EDWARD HENRY - SPSA Forensic Services.
(n.d.). Home - SPSA Forensic Services. Retrieved September
4, 2012, from http://www.spsaforensics.police.uk/services/history_science/history_1900