Short biography of allan pinkerton and associates

Allan Pinkerton provided America with a national policing system at a time when there was little federal or state law enforcement. Credited as a reformer for popularizing private security, he focused primarily on crime prevention and investigation. During the American Civil War —65; war in the United States between the Union [North], who was opposed to slavery, and the Confederacy [South], who was in favor of slavery , Pinkerton organized the first government-authorized secret service agency in American history.

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was among the first private detective agencies in the world. A detective is a police officer or investigator who investigates crimes and obtains evidence or information. Allan Pinkerton introduced a number of innovative tools and methods to investigating criminal activity. Dubbed "The Pinks" short for Pinkerton , his agency handled much of America's criminal investigation before the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and other modern police organizations.

He apprenticed to a cooper, or barrel maker, in at the age of twelve and became active in a workers' protest movement as a young man. The "People's Charter," dubbed the "Chartists," was a revolt by the workingmen of the British Isles against the political power of their wealthy landlords.

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Most used peaceful methods of protest but there was a faction of the Chartist movement that used physical rebellion and rioting for political reform. After a Chartist physical altercation with the authorities in , Allan Pinkerton's name appeared in the royal warrants for arrest. He fled the country with his new bride, Joan Carfrae.