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Alphonse Bertillon was a French criminologist who revolutionized criminal identification in the late 19th century by creating "Bertillonage," the first modern system for tracking repeat offenders. Before the adoption of fingerprinting, his methods were the gold standard for law enforcement worldwide. 1. The Bertillon Identification System

The "Bertillon System" relied on , the scientific study of human body measurements, based on the theory that skeletal structures remain constant after age 20. bertillon