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Bertillon Method Notes 8.19.11. Methods of Identification?
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Bertillon Method Notes
8.19.11
Methods of Identification?
Methods of Identification?
Fingerprint
Iris (eye) scan
Blood type
DNA
Voice recognition software
Late 1800’s
Prior to current technologies, law enforcement had no reliable way to identify individuals
Problem?
Late 1800’s
Prior to current technologies, law enforcement had no reliable way to identify individuals
Problem? -Many repeat offenders were booked as first time criminals due to lack of proper identification, thus they were not given the appropriate sentence
Alphonse Bertillon
In 1879 he devised a system of measurement that could reliably identify an individual
Started with 9 basic measurements, currently over 1,000 are used
Became standard identification system until early 1900s, replaced by fingerprints
Measurement Details
1. Height2. Stretch: length of body
from left shoulder to tip of right middle finger with arm to side
3. “Bust”: Length of torso from head to seat, taken when seated
4. Length of head: crown (back) to forehead
Measurement Details
5. Width of head: temple to temple
6. Length of right ear7. Length of left foot8. Length of left middle finger9. Length of left cubit: elbow
to middle fingertip