1. Alphonse Bertillon
By: Patricia Sporschill and Taylor Stoffle

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Bibliography
Boyd, A. No. 2527: Alphonse Bertillon. University of Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from
II. 1. Biography - Bertillon Project. (Criminocorpus. Histoire de la justice, des crimes et des peines. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from
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