CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ossification, Canadian Police Information Centre, Wisdom Tooth
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Week 3 identification of a person part i (355) Identification of a person: very old concept where in past criminals were identified by brand, tattoo, disfigurement (scars, cuts, slits) Very old concept where in past criminals were identified by brand, tattoo, disfigurement (scars, cuts, slits) Old forms of id used to have id forms which had a physical description. France, 1800, vidocq (head of the french police then) made men memorize faces of criminals was really. France, 1800, vidocq (head of the french police then) made men memorize faces of criminals was really the only way of knowing if someone had a record. the only way of knowing if someone had a record. Louis bertillion started a project of seriation to describe populations. Louis bertillion started a project of seriation to describe populations height, weight, eye colour etc. etc. oo ex. ex. height, weight, eye colour.