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Forensics - The Metropolitan Police Service Fingerprint Bureau.  

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FORENSICS REPORT The Metropolitan Police Service Fingerprint Bureau In association with the FSS Table of Contents Page Number Introduction 1 Fingerprinting 2 A brief history 2 The first use of fingerprints as evidence in court 3 Fingerprints and their importance to the police. 4 Finger Prints Convicted Jack the Ripper 6 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 8 Introduction 1 As Julian Love had a keen interest in fingerprinting and wide knowledge in the subject I decided look at The Metropolitan Police Service Fingerprint Bureau as a basis for this report. It was founded on July 1, 1901, and was the first Bureau to be set up in Britain, and one of the first in the world. It is still at the forefront of fingerprint identification. The roles of The Metropolitan Police Service Fingerprint Bureau are as follows. * File, search, compare and identify marks from burglaries, serious crimes and murders. * Maintain a fingerprint database of active criminals in London. * Maintain a latent finger...

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