Bertillon's most important contributions to forensics were his systematic use of photography to document crime scenes and evidence. He created a method of photographing crime scenes with a camera mounted on a high tripod, to document and survey the scene before it was disturbed by investigators. He also developed "metric photography," which this method used measured grids to document dimensions of a particular space and the objects within the area.
He fought against those who advocated fingerprint identification, people much like Francis Galton, but he eventually incorporated fingerprinting into his system. He also worked to further develop other forensic techniques, such as handwriting analysis, compounds to preserve footprints and other impressions,
He fought against those who advocated fingerprint identification, people much like Francis Galton, but he eventually incorporated fingerprinting into his system. He also worked to further develop other forensic techniques, such as handwriting analysis, compounds to preserve footprints and other impressions,