Tremendous progress was just then beginning to take place in the field of forensic science in the United States. State law enforcement authorities in Connecticut and many other states had established their own forensic departments. In a country like the United States, which stresses the rule of law, the courts attached great importance to the results of forensic science.
當時在美國，也是鑑識科學大力起步的階段，包括康州等州政府警政廳已經建立專屬的刑事鑑識實驗室，講究法治的美國法庭對警方的鑑識成果也賦予很高的尊重。