Bertillon system
Bertillon system
Bertillon system
(ˈbɜːtɪˌlɒn; French bɛrtijɔ̃)Ber′til•lon sys`tem
(ˈbɜr tiˌyɔ̃)n.
| Noun | 1. | Bertillon system - a system or procedure for identifying persons |
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| 释义 | Bertillon systemBertillon systemBertillon system(ˈbɜːtɪˌlɒn; French bɛrtijɔ̃)Ber′til•lon sys`tem(ˈbɜr tiˌyɔ̃)n.
Bertillon systemBertillon system(bərtĭl`yən), first scientific method of criminal identification, developed by the French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914). The system, based on the classification of skeletal and other body measurements and characteristics, was officially adopted in France in 1888 and soon after in other countries. Fingerprinting, added later as a supplementary measure, has largely replaced the system (see fingerprintfingerprint,an impression of the underside of the end of a finger or thumb, used for identification because the arrangement of ridges in any fingerprint is thought to be unique and permanent with each person (no two persons having the same prints have ever been found). ..... Click the link for more information. ). BibliographySee biography of Alphonse Bertillon by H. Rhodes (1956, repr. 1969). Bertillon systemBertillon systemAn obsolete system for identifying criminal types that was formulated by A Bertillon (1853–1914), a French anthropologist, which based on various body measurements and physical parameters. It was superseded by digital fingerprinting, and more recently by DNA fingerprinting.Bertillon,Alphonse, chief of criminal investigation for Paris police, 1853-1914.Bertillon system
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