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Who is Edmond Locard ?

Who is Edmond Locard ?. Fiona McKeon & Ismael Aramburo. Educational Background. He was born in Lyon, France in 1877. He got his doctoral in the field of medicine in 1902. He showed interest in science related to crime. 

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Who is Edmond Locard ?

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  1. Who is Edmond Locard? Fiona McKeon & Ismael Aramburo

  2. Educational Background • He was born in Lyon, France in 1877. • He got his doctoral in the field of medicine in 1902. • He showed interest in science related to crime.  • Became the assistant of Alexandre Lacassagne (father of modern forensic science) . • Studied law and soon after, became an attorney.

  3. Misc. Information • After travelling the world and visiting numerous major cities, Locard returned to France to find that crime rates were at an all-time high. • He convinced the Lyon Police department to create a laboratory specifically for gathering and examining evidence from crimes. • The lab was officially recognized by the Lyon Police in 1912. It became the first police crime laboratory in the world, and gained world recognition.  • Locard founded the International Academy of Criminalistics in 1929 along with Marc Bischoff, Siegfried Trkel, C.J. van Ledden Hülsebosch, and Georg Popp. • Unfortunately the school was destroyed during World War Two.

  4. Contributions • Locard's contribution to forensic sciences is immense. • His most important contribution is the principe de l'échange (principle of exchange). Locard stated "Toute action de l'homme, et a fortiori, l'action violent qu'est un crime, ne peut pas se dérouler sans laisser quelque marque." • Translated, it means that any action of an individual, and obviously the violent action constituting a crime, cannot occur without leaving a trace. • From this sentence, the whole principle of exchange of traces between two objects entering in contact was established. • For example, when a car hits another car, paint from the first car will be deposited on the second one and vice-versa. Similarly, when somebody sits on a chair, fibers from his/her clothing will be deposited on the chair and fibers from the cloth of the chair will be deposited on the person's clothing.

  5. Contributions Cont. • He wrote a treatise in seven volumes. • It contained a detailed methodology for the criminal investigation, the search impressions and traces, evidence of identity, expertise and research written falsifications.  • These writings are illustrated by the most famous cases solved in the largest laboratories in Europe.

  6. CBibliography • Locard, Edmond - eNotes.com. (n.d.). eNotes - Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More.. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://www.enotes.com/locard-edmond-reference/locard-edmond • Tissot, J. (n.d.). Les Actus DN. http://www.janinetissot.fdaf.org. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from httphttp://www.janinetissot.fdaf.org/jt_locard.htm

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