Biography Of Allen Pinkerton

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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 Axia College of University of Phoenix At the age of 35, Allan Pinkerton worked for the Chicago, Cook County Sheriff's Department as a deputy. In addition Allan 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 operations 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 because of 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 previously had failed. In 1850, Pinkerton founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and contracted with a variety of businesses and employed a group of individuals who were assigned to work the night shift as night watchmen to protect these businesses. The group was known as the "Pinkerton Protective Patrol". This was the start of Pinkerton's security business. Part of Pinkerton's plan was to document any criminal offense, liabilities and security issues that

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