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PORTRAIT PARLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
CONT

Bertillon ... created the first scientific system of visual identification from photographs. [He] concentrated on the characteristics of the human head ... since it was the undressed portion of the human anatomy and a ready visual aid to identification. A verbal description using the phraseology of portrait parlé to describe all visible characteristics of a person created a more exact picture of an individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
CONT

Le but du signalement descriptif est d'éviter dans l'énoncé d'un signalement les mentions inutiles et de codifier l'appréciation des détails. La méthode utilisée consiste à diviser le corps et surtout le visage en parties élémentaires [et à] décrire ces caractères distinctifs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Policía
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