Alphonse Bertillon By: Patricia Sporschill and Taylor Stoffle

The Founder of Anthropometry This system identified individuals by measuring their physical traits. The measurements were made into a formula made for one individual then it was placed on a card with their “mug shot” Alphonse used this method to identify many offenders

New methods of Alphonse Created tools including organized criminal albums, descriptive notes, and police logs He also applied his organization methods to the archive of “sommiers judiciaires” This archive had descriptions of all convicted criminals

Photography at Crime Scenes Photography used to document crime scenes and evidence Using a high tripod to document the scene before it was examined by investigators

Bibliography Boyd, A. No. 2527: Alphonse Bertillon. University of Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2527.htm II. 1. Biography - Bertillon Project. (Criminocorpus. Histoire de la justice, des crimes et des peines. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://criminocorpus.cnrs.fr/bertillon/a_uk/_biography/ Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body: Galleries: Biographies: Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914). National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/biographies/bertillon.html