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Born on August 31, 1912, Robert F. Borkenstein was a member of the Indiana University until 1983 and chair of what is now the Department of Criminal Justice until 1970. He was one of the founders of the study of this area at Indiana University. Beginning with a fledgling department entitled Police Administration, he speaks of the development of the criminal justice field, alternately called criminology, which included aspects of the forensic sciences, law enforcement, sociology, psychology, and law. Borkenstein recalls many of the important changes the field has undergone including the development of breathalizer testing, blood alcohol testing, the Miranda decision, and, more recently, DNA evidence. Some of the most prominent institutions in this interview are the Indiana State Police, the Indiana State Police Academy, Northwestern University, Indiana University, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.