...Allen Pinkerton By Phillip Caudillo CJS/250 Instructor Mark Morrison Biography of Allan Pinkerton At the age of 35, Allan Pinkerton worked for the Chicago, Cook County Sheriff's Department as a deputy. In addition Mr. Pinkerton was contracted with the federal government to investigate numerous fraudulent and criminal activities, such as counterfeiting protecting the post office from robbery, and special operation assignments that involved detective work. In 1855 six Midwestern railroad representatives contacted Pinkerton offering him 10 thousand dollars for his professional service to organize and develop a special police unit specifically for protecting the railroad investment. Later this special police unit became known as the "North West Police Agency" (Bio True Story, 2008). During this time public law enforcement officials were having a great deal of trouble maintaining a secure-safe level of order and peace throughout most of the communities due to the increasing crime rates. Public law enforcements inability to protect and serve brought a great deal of negative attention and scrutiny upon most police departments. In return, this labeled law enforcement as an ineffective-inadequate means of protection. The failure of the police was the leading factor that gave Pinkerton the ideology to establish a private security business that would be capable of handling certain situations the public law enforcement had previously failed at. i n 1850 Pinkerton founded...
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...Allan Pinkerton was born August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a Scottish detective and also a founder of a famous private American detective agency. He was the son of a police sergeant by the name of William Pinkerton who left his family in great abjection when he passed away and his mother Isabella McQueen. Later on in life Allan started to work as a cooper. Soon after that he became involved in Chartism. While being a part of that his activities developed in a warrant for his arrest. In 1842, Allan came to the United States, settling in Chicago. He moved next year to a town close of Dundee in Kane County, he put together a cooper’s shop there. He cut wood on a deserted island one day that he discovered. Later on in that day captured gang counterfeiters. He became deputy sheriff a year later in 1846. Soon afterwards he became deputy sheriff of Cook County, with headquarters in Chicago. Pinkerton provided America with a national policy system at a time when there was very little law enforcement. He gave up the responsibility as being a part of the new police force in Chicago in the year 1850. He wanted to do other things such as, organizing a private detective agency that concentrated on specific areas like railway theft cases. His agency became one of the most famous organizations of its own field. The name of it was, “The Pinkerton National Detective Agency.” The agency captured principals in a 700,000 Adams Express Company theft in the year 1866. The business...
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...Allan Pinkerton 1819-84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he immigrated to the United States in 1842 and opened in West Dundee, Ill., a cooper's shop, which became a station on the Underground Railroad. Allan Pinkerton was a hard-working man, and realized that working for himself would be a much better plan for himself and family. His wish to improve his business led him down the path to being a detective. Pinkerton realized that good quality raw materials for his barrels were obtained on a small abandoned island close to town. He made a decision that instead of paying others to give him the materials; he would move to the island and get it himself. However, once he got to the island, he saw signs of occupancy. Knowing that there were some counterfeiters in the area, he construed this could be the hiding place that had long evaded officials. His discovery and capture of a band of counterfeiters led to his appointment (1846) as county sheriff and, in 1850, to an appointment as the first city detective on the Chicago police force. He established in the same year a private detective agency, which had considerable success in solving train- and express-company robberies. In 1861 he foiled a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, and in the Civil War Pinkerton organized and directed an espionage system behind the Confederate lines. (The Columbia Encyclopedia) In 1850 Pinkerton resigned from Chicago’s...
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...that he is found to be the world's finest, to get them to help him to build the Chicago World Fair and with much struggle he had finally got them to all agreed to help him build this monumental landmark. The second main conflict had dealt with H.H. Holmes who was a serial killer in the his time and all the murders that he'd committed on fellow men and women as well as the kids. The conflict was that of the Pinkerton detective agency who is working to find the kidnapped children who were taken by none other than Holmes himself. This conflict follows a person versus person plotline against Holmes and detective Frank Geyer. “Detective Geyer believe that is pinkertons had not caught up with the Holmes and their veins his invest in Boston he would have killed the rest of the pretzel family” (385). This conflict along with other mysterious disappearances was one of many that led to Holmes’s arrest, prior to this he had always killed and kidnapped those in secret for he had a very trustable personality but as more and more people begin to doubt him secrets begin flooding and detective Geyer was on the case. The quote shows the amount of doubt that Geyer had in Holmes from the start and how all those complaints let him, as quick as he could, to find the kids and arrest Holmes himself. The third conflict dealt with only Daniel Burnham the protagonist in the story. The conflict was eh would no not let himself have any failures therefore he set high expectations from goals that will often...
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...Biography of Allan Pinkerton University of Phoenix Mr. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow Scotland to William and Isabelle Pinkerton on August 25, 1819. Allan father was a police sergeant who was shot and killed during a political riot in a city square. Allan quit school and went to work to support the family. Allan worked as a apprentice in the McCauley Cooperage works, barrel makers, he worked his way up to supervision and at the age of 22, Allan Pinkerton married Juan Carfares on March 13, 1842. Allan and his new wife didn’t have a honeymoon of sort due to a company of soldiers marching that was to arrest Mr. Pinkerton. Instead Mr. Pinkerton and his wife were on a ship the very next morning headed to the United States. Once the couple reached Chicago the Pinkerton sold the horse, the wagon for lodging, Allan met with some fellow Scotsman got a job with a local Brewery and got hired as a barrel maker. Pinkerton and his wife soon found themselves as parents. A son was born William, was born in 1846 and other were born later to the couple and they were twins Robert and Joan. Pinkerton’s career started in law enforcement official was when the courts Sheriff was so impresses with Pinkerton quick thinking barrel maker, who served to be in the wrong line of work; offered Pinkerton a full time job on his staff as an investigator. Before the end of 1848 Pinkerton had the highest number of arrest for burglaries and murders than any of the experienced police on the Chicago’s...
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...Allan Pinkerton Biography of Allan Pinkerton According to Hunt (2009), “This is a biography of Allan Pinkerton a pioneer and a leader in criminal investigation. He was born on August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland to William and Isabell Pinkerton. When he came to the U.S. he became a member of Chartists, a radical political group that advocates abolishment of slavery, better wages, and women's right, and met Joan his wife. In 1850, he created a detective agency which is named The Northwest Police Agency and noted that his greatest accomplishment was the capture of Rose Greenhow. According to Pinkerton (2005), “Pinkerton did not follow in the footsteps of his father at first instead he trained as a cooper and educated to make barrels. In 1842, after he finished his apprenticeship, Pinkerton left his country to go to the United States. He remained in Chicago and put up a cooper's shop. In 1843 Pinkerton repositioned his business to Dundee, in Kane County, Illinois. He come across and detained a group of fraudsters in that year. The outcome changed Pinkerton's life. He became entailed with police work and was assigned deputy sheriff of Kane County in 1846. He soon transferred to a more like position in Cook County, with a headquarters in Chicago. According to Pinkerton (2010), “In 1850 Pinkerton left his job from Chicago's new police force in order to organize a private detective agency that specialized in railway theft cases. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency became...
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...MGMT 338 5 April 2015 Minicase #1 Which of the following companies or brands are owned by companies headquartered outside of the United States? Who are the owners and which country(ies) are the owners based in? 1. 7-Eleven Stores: Owned by Seven-Eleven Japan Co. LTD in Tokyo, Japan "7-Eleven Profile." 7-Eleven Corporate. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/7-eleven-profile>. 2. Chesebrough-Pond (Vaseline): Owned by Unilever which is based out of London, UK "Investor Center." Stay in Touch with Our Share Price. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://www.unileverusa.com/investorcentre/>. 3. Maybelline cosmetics: Owned by Loreal which is based out of Clichy Cedex, France "Contact Us." Loreal. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loreal.com%2Fcontact-us%2Fcontact-us-homepage.aspx>. 4. Diesel clothing: Owned by OTB (Only The Brave) based out of Breganze, Vicenza, Italy "OTB." BoF - Business of Fashion. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2015. <http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/companies/otb>. 5. Aquafresh toothpaste: Owned by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare L.P (GSK): Brentford, UK "GSK." GSK - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://www.gsk.com/>. 6. Baby Ruth candy bar: Owned by Nestle which is based out of Vevey, Switzerland "Nestle Worldwide." Nestle. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. <http://www.nestle.com/aboutus/globalpresence>. 7. Holiday Inn: Owned by InterContinental Hotels Group IHG based...
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...Biography of Allen Pinkerton Introduction to Security CJS250 May 18, 2010 Richard Knuckles With the rise of private and public police fighting with each other there was a need for some other type of security services. Allen Pinkerton took notice to what was happening and decided to fill this gap by opening up his own private security service. This service provided by Allen Pinkerton would offer services that the private and public police agencies could not offer. Here is some history about the man that revolutionized private security. Allen Pinkerton was born on August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland and died on July 1, 1884 in Chicago Illinois. Allen Pinkerton was a cooper by trade and was involved in Chartism which was a political group that wanted political and social reform. Because of his deeds within this group, Allen Pinkerton was to be arrested but he decided to flee from Glasgow, Scotland to Chicago, Illinois to avoid arrest. After several private detectives works which led to the capturing of a counterfeiting ring; Allen Pinkerton was appointed deputy sheriff of Kane county in 1846. Soon after his appointment he went on to become the Cook county sheriff. In 1851 Allen Pinkerton resigned from the Cook county sheriff’s office and decided to go into business for himself. He decided to open up a private detective business that would specialize in railroad cases. “The Pinkerton National Detective Agency became one of the most famous...
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...Allan Pinkerton was born on August 25th in 1819 in the town of Glasgow, Scotland. Pinkerton started to seek work opportunities with political and social reforms shortly after his father past away. Pinkerton found himself in trouble in 1842 after a warrant was placed for his arrest because of the work he was doing. Allan Pinkerton ending up coming to America. In Chicago, Pinkerton was making a living cutting wood. During his time as a wood cutter, he stumbled across a group of people who turned out to be counterfeiters. As time passed he ended up capturing these criminals which benefited him with the Sheriff’s office in Kane County. Pinkerton quickly was given a position within the sheriff’s office opening future job opportunities such as a deputy of Cook County. During his time as a deputy with Cook’s County Pinkerton also worked within the federal government doing detective work. He dealt with cases such as robberies and counterfeiting. In 1850 Pinkerton formed the Pinkerton National Detective Agency which specialized in railway theft. This agency was not only successful but was important. The agency took care of the post office and railway industries to ensure that all employees were trusted and honest. A major responsibility of his agency was to protect the post office from being robbed and protecting counterfeiting taking place within the post office and railway industry. Pinkerton was famous for developing a private detective agency. The Pinkerton Protective Patrol was...
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...Allan Pinkerton Biography CJS/250 Michael Nappi April 17, 2011 Robert Krause Allan Pinkerton was born on August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland and died on July 1, 1884 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born the son of a police Sergeant however his father would pass away when Allan was still just a small child. This left his family living in great poverty, and Allan would eventually become a cooper by trade. However his actions as a Chartism would lead to a warrant for his arrest being made, which ultimately forced Allan to leave the country. He ended up here in the United States settling in Chicago but living in a town called Dundee, Kane County just a year after. There he once again found himself a cooper by trade, but this wasn’t to be for very long as he would eventually become a police officer. It was while working as a cooper that Allan came across a gang of counterfeiters in which he captured and then was appointed as deputy sheriff to Kane County in 1846. Four years later though Allan Pinkerton would resign as police officer and begun to organize a private detective agency specializing in railway theft cases. Thus the Allan Pinkerton National Detective Agency was born and quickly became known as one of the most famous organizations of its kind. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency had quite the few successes under Allan’s guidance, some of the more famous cases (included but not limited...
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... | Copyright © 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is an introduction to contemporary security practices and programs. Students will study the origins of private security, its impact on our criminal justice system, and the roles of security personnel. Students will also examine the growth and privatization of the security industry, and study the elements of physical security including surveillance and alarm systems. The course will cover legal and liability issues, which determine the extent of private security authority as well as its limitations. This course will also focus on the current and future integration of private security services in law enforcement agencies. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently...
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...Assignment #1 Mohammad Dean 2/13/2015 Criminal Justice 1140 Principals of Security Administration The thought of security is a broad topic which comes off as physical, but is more than tangible. Whether it is securing one self, family or assets it is securing what is most valuable to an individual, a group or enterprise. From the humble beginnings of a small tribe in the Mesopotamia to the great lands of Rome, the development of security and the idea of securing valuable assets was always evident, whether through bloody wars or building of structures such as the temples and pyramids. The behavior can be seen from early development in childhood such that as a toddler. When the toddler is exclaiming “mine” it is an act of protecting what is his or hers. The idea of security has been engraved in our human DNA, so it seems. The history of security advanced from mediocre beginnings to a more superior technology from early history into the twenty first century. What was once a disunified nation of scattered settlements was able to unify with establishing precise security measures from its earliest beginnings of becoming a nation. The chapter in the book describes security as “achieving safety, protection, and freedom from threats and danger.” In the earlier part of history people built fortresses, watch towers and even great walls like that of China. Ancient times relied on castles built with stone walls high from the ground with moats, relied on scouts on horseback or vulnerable...
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...products. Andrew Carnegie decided to abolish the sliding scale. The company would make no more agreements with the Amalgamated Association. In fact, he would not recognize the union at all. Then, he closed the mills. It was an open declaration of war. The steel-workers declared that they were ready to take up the challenge of Frick: they would insist on their right to organize and to deal collectively with their employers. Their tone was manly, ringing with the spirit of their rebellious forebears of the Revolutionary War. Then the news flashed across the country of the slaughter of steelworkers by Pinkertons. In the dead of night, Frick sent a boat packed with strike-breakers and heavily armed Pinkerton thugs to the mill. The workers stationed themselves along the shore, determined to drive back Frick’s hirelings. When the boat got within range, the Pinkertons had opened fire, without warning, killing a number of Homestead men on the shore, among them a little boy, and wounding scores of others. Source: Emma Goldman was political activist and radical who fiercely...
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...Biography of Allan Pinkerton Jada Schmal CJS/250 January 11, 2015 Vernon Hale III Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton did not start out in law enforcement but changed after finding a gang of counterfeiters. Began a detective agency which focused on railroad theft cases. Later, in Pinkerton’s career Allan moved to bank robbers, but still dealt with railroad thieves. Pinkerton began with a small group of night watchmen to offer protection for the night. Allan Pinkerton did not start out with law enforcement but helped support the family as a barrel maker. Allan Pinkerton settled in America in 1842, to set up a cooper shop in Chicago. (West’s Encyclopedia of America Law, 2005). After moving, Pinkerton discovered and captured gang of counterfeiters and this changed and soon became involved with police work. Allan Pinkerton became sheriff in 1846 in Kane County. Suddenly after the position was moved with headquarters in Chicago. In 1850, Pinkerton, quit as deputy and began the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. The agency focused on railroad theft cases that became the most famous group of its kind and soon after opened more branches in other cities. (West’s Encyclopedia of America Law, 2005). In 1851 and 1853, Pinkerton inspected fabricating issues for the U.S. secretary of treasury, and William Church, the region sheriff asked Pinkerton to save two captured girls from Michigan stated to be going through Illinois. The following year Pinkerton turned out to be...
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...Cassandra Rollins HIS125: Labor Assessment Assignment Linda Rhoades-Swartz: Instructor February 1, 2015 Write a 350-word essay in which you do the following: •Identify what you think to be one of the most significant strikes of the late 1800s or early 1900s. •Describe what it accomplished and what it failed to accomplish. The Homestead Strike was one of the most famous strikes that happen in the late 1800s. This is an example of the struggle between labor union and business owners. In some cases, as at the Homestead, the struggle turned violent. The Homestead Strike was at the Carnegie Steel Mill and owned by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie thought that the labor union at the Homestead Steel Mill made it harder on the manager to run their business proficiently. Carnegie was out of town at the time of the strike but he knew that it was going to happen so he warned the steel mill top managers. The Labor Union which was called Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was highly upset about the pay drop that was going to happen. Because the price of steel was dropping the pay was going to be reduced. The Union member and most other workers decided to have a meeting and they all decided to go on strike because they felt that they did too much for their pay to drop. When the manager decided to hired armed guards to protect the company from the strikers the whole situation became violent. They were also trying to protect the workers that they hired to replace the strikers...
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