Sir Edward Richard HenryBy : Melanie Vazquez and Ken Huang

BackgroundLived 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 ScienceBetween 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 IdentificationWorks 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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