Netherlands Forensic Institute
Encyclopedia
The Netherlands Forensic Institute, (Dutch Nederlands Forensisch Instituut) is the national forensics
institute of the Netherlands
, located in the Ypenburg
quarter of The Hague
.
It is an autonomous division of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice and falls under the Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement.
A similar institution was founded in 1951: Gerechtelijk Geneeskundig Laboratorium (Judicial Medical Laboratory), which was later renamed Laboratorium voor Gerechtelijke Pathologie Laboratory for Judicial Pathology.
Pathologist Dr. Jan Zeldenrust was the first CEO of this laboratory.
On 1 November 1999, the two laboratories merged into to the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (Netherlands Forensic Institute).
The laboratory was based in Rijswijk
until October 2004, when it moved to the Ypenburg quarter of The Hague
.
Forensics
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
institute of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, located in the Ypenburg
Leidschenveen-Ypenburg
Leidschenveen-Ypenburg is a stadsdeel of The Hague, in the southeast . It is geographically connected to the main body of The Hague by only a narrow corridor...
quarter of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
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It is an autonomous division of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice and falls under the Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement.
History
On 30 July 1945, the government decided to set up a Justice Laboratory. Three years later, on 4 November 1948, the laboratory became a department of the Ministry of Justice.A similar institution was founded in 1951: Gerechtelijk Geneeskundig Laboratorium (Judicial Medical Laboratory), which was later renamed Laboratorium voor Gerechtelijke Pathologie Laboratory for Judicial Pathology.
Pathologist Dr. Jan Zeldenrust was the first CEO of this laboratory.
On 1 November 1999, the two laboratories merged into to the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (Netherlands Forensic Institute).
The laboratory was based in Rijswijk
Rijswijk
Rijswijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a suburb of The Hague and covers an area of 14.48 km² ....
until October 2004, when it moved to the Ypenburg quarter of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
.