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Valentines Massacre
St. Valentine's massacre created public outcry which led to the creation of the nation's first major crime lab: Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory at Northwestern University School of Law. -
New Legislation
Legislation creating the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was signed into law. -
Purchase Of Crime Lab
Chicago Police Department purchases Crime Lab -
Mobile Crime Lab
Mobile Crime Lab became operational in Chicago. -
Haphazard Investigations Change
Betweed 1930 and 1960, Crime Investigation remained somewhat haphazard until a high profile murder case prompted then governor Otto Kerner to appoint a committee to improve facilities. -
More Labs Planned
Statewide system of crime labs planned. -
Improvements
Newly created Department of Law Enforcement began overseeing crime lab development and specific divisions were formed that included Firearms and Toolmarks, Documents, Latent Prints, Polygraph, Microscopy, Forensic Toxicology, and Forensic Imaging. -
Lab is Accredited
As a result of Chicago's creation of the first crime lab, Illinois is the first forensic science lab system that is accredited in the United States and worldwide by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. -
Regional Computer Forensics Lab
Chicago is one of three cities to launch a forensic lab to examine digital evidence. -
UIC and on
The University of Chicago Crime Lab was founded. Chicago now leads the wat with public policy regarding crime.
