This thesis examines the development of scientific policing in Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century, with particular attention to the contribution and works of Salvatore Ottolenghi. The emergence of the Scientific Police in Italy took shape with the establishment of the School of Scientific Police in Rome in 1902, promoted by Salvatore Ottolenghi, who fostered the introduction of an investigative method based on scientific criteria. The thesis illustrates the main methods of personal identification, ranging from descriptive, anthropometric, and photographic records to the consolidation of fingerprinting and its early applications in criminal, administrative, and civil contexts, and also provides a brief overview of the evolution of identification techniques in subsequent decades and their development within scientific policing in the contemporary era.
La tesi analizza lo sviluppo della polizia scientifica in Italia a inizio Novecento, con particolare attenzione al contributo e alle opere di Salvatore Ottolenghi. La nascita della Polizia Scientifica in Italia prende piede con la fondazione della Scuola di Polizia Scientifica a Roma, nel 1902, su iniziativa appunto di Salvatore Ottolenghi, che favorisce l’introduzione di un metodo investigativo basato su criteri scientifici. Nel corso della tesi verranno illustrati i principali metodi di identificazione personale, dal segnalamento descrittivo, antropometrico e fotografico sino all’affermazione della dattiloscopia e le sue prime applicazioni investigative in ambito criminale, amministrativo e civile, con un breve cenno allo sviluppo delle tecniche di identificazione nei decenni successivi e da parte della polizia scientifica in etá contemporanea.
Salvatore Ottolenghi e la nascita della polizia scientifica in Italia a inizio Novecento
MESSINA, ANGELO
2025/2026
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This thesis examines the development of scientific policing in Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century, with particular attention to the contribution and works of Salvatore Ottolenghi. The emergence of the Scientific Police in Italy took shape with the establishment of the School of Scientific Police in Rome in 1902, promoted by Salvatore Ottolenghi, who fostered the introduction of an investigative method based on scientific criteria. The thesis illustrates the main methods of personal identification, ranging from descriptive, anthropometric, and photographic records to the consolidation of fingerprinting and its early applications in criminal, administrative, and civil contexts, and also provides a brief overview of the evolution of identification techniques in subsequent decades and their development within scientific policing in the contemporary era.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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