Bertillon system
a system of identifying persons, especially criminals, by a record of individual physical measurements and peculiarities.
historical examples
martin hewitt, investigator arthur morrison
practical instruction for detectives emmerson w. manning
disputed handwriting jerome b. lavay
twenty years a detective in the wickedest city in the world clifton r. wooldridge
noun
a system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp criminals, by means of a detailed record of physical characteristics
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