Bertillon system
criminology
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development by Bertillon
- In Alphonse Bertillon
…known as anthropometry, or the Bertillon system, that came into wide use in France and other countries.
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…of physical descriptors and measurements—a form of anthropometry—intended to help with identification, which he called a portrait parlé (French: “spoken portrait”).
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police work
- In police: Anthropometry
The Bertillon system, which gained almost immediate acceptance worldwide, used meticulous physical measurements of body parts, especially the head and face, to produce a detailed description, or portrait parlé. Initially, the system was used much less to identify unknown perpetrators than to allow investigators to determine…
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