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Guest Editorial

One hundred years of forensic sciences in Quebec: the evolution of scientific techniques since 1914

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Pages 148-169 | Published online: 22 Jul 2014
 

Abstract

In 2014, Quebec's forensic science laboratory (Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de medicine légale) is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Since its foundation by Dr. Derome in 1914, scientific techniques in the various areas of forensic science have greatly evolved. Not only was the Laboratory the first forensic science institution in North America, it has been a pioneer for several analytical methods. The early days of the Laboratory as well as the specific evolution of the departments and divisions of biology, chemistry, arson and explosion, questioned documents, forensic pathology, odontology and anthropology, toxicology and administration will be reviewed here.

Résumé

En 2014, le Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médicine légale du Québec célèbre son 100ième anniversaire. Depuis sa fondation par Dr Wilfrid Derome en 1914, les techniques scientifiques ont grandement évolué dans les différents domaines des sciences judiciaires. Non seulement le laboratoire fut la première institution de sciences judiciaires en Amérique du Nord, mais plusieurs méthodes analytiques y furent aussi développées. Les débuts du Laboratoire ainsi que l'évolution spécifique des différentes directions et divisions de la biologie, chimie, incendies et explosions, documents, pathologie judiciaire, odontologie et anthropologie, toxicologie et administration seront relatés ici.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the following people for generously giving their time for an interview: Claude Boisvert, André Bourgault, Jean Brazeau, Yann Dazé, Gilbert Desjardins, Yves ‘Bob’ Dufour, Jean Dumont, Daniel Fournier, Nabil Laham, Michèle Langlois, Léo Lavergne, Jean-François Lauzon, Pierre Marchand, Suzanne Marchand, Thierry Marcoux, Guylaine Marion, Vickie Mercier, Pascal Mireault, Carole Péclet, Diane Séguin, Mylène Signori et André Tremblay. The authors also wish to thank Jacques Côté and André Münch for making their writings available. Finally, the authors wish to acknowledge Maxime Gosselin for his revision of the paper.

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