Mug Shot! Alphonse Bertillon and Criminal Identification
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Mug Shot! Alphonse Bertillon and Criminal Identification

2011-11-28
In the 19th century, Alphonse Bertillon standardized the mug shot and came up with a system of organizing police records; he also conceived a new way of identifying people. Tune in to learn more about the rise -- and fall -- of Bertillon’s system.
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