Biography of Allen Pinkerton CaseBiography of Allan Pinkerton AssignmentIntroduction to SecuritySeptember 2, 2012Facilitator: Craig BurkeAllan Pinkerton had a major influence in both private security and national law enforcement methods that were used to shape these professions today. Although being the architect of these professions, his start was as a barrel maker, who accidently discovered a counterfeit camp headquarters, and arranged the arrest of the criminals, this capture led to Pinkerton becoming a local hero, and sworn in as a deputy sheriff of Kane County, Illinois in 1846 (Law.Jrank, 2012). Soon after he moved to Cook County, with headquarters in Chicago, where the Cook County police force reorganized he was appointed their first, and only, detective. Pinkerton gained the respect of citizens and criminals; due to the number of arrest he made (Law.Jrank, 2012).
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Allen Pinkerton is best known for helping to pioneer the development of the security field and, as you may hear, for helping to lead the charge against the “criminal” enterprise that is now leading to the greatest mass of security breaches worldwide. In addition to his roles as a member of the Chicago Police Department, he led the charge against the crime syndicates that used Black Magic, in which thousands of illegal firearms were used to commit murders (Citizens Daily, December 19, 2012). Despite being a criminal himself, Pinkerton and several of his colleagues helped found a $2.5 million foundation led by the Chicago Police Department at the direction of his brother Robert (Law.Jrank, 2012) and his new employer, the Chicago Police Department’s National Security and Safety Council.”
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Allen Pinkerton is a law enforcement hero and former sheriff of Kane County, Illinois. Known globally as the father of the Chicago police department, Allen Pinkerton joined the Chicago Police Department in August 1851.\u003cbr>\u003e
He was arrested in Chicago early in the morning December 19th, as a detective for the Chicago Department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau.\u003cbr>\u003e
His first act in law enforcement was to apprehend the suspects involved in the crime.\u003cbr>\u003e
As a detective, he successfully pursued the largest and most criminal criminal enterprise in the nation and brought attention to the crime scene, finding it at a scene close to the home of a runaway runaway from the Chicago mob. Little did he realize the potential the criminal criminals were exploiting to advance their own selfish ends. He made an appointment to Chicago City Council where he personally oversaw the prosecution against the gang that had made him in the first place. He became the first U.S. citizen to serve as a prosecutor in the National Police Commission (NPC) before being appointed Police Chief in Chicago in January 1878 in lieu of his duties as an elected official. By 1879, he had been named Director of Police in the National Department (National Police Commission).\u003cbr>\u003e
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In 1880, Pinkerton was appointed to serve as chief of the Chicago Police Enforcement Division. In 1902, he was succeeded as Chief by the then new Superintendent of Police, Earl Ochsberger. Ochsberger was the first in a long line of police chiefs to become sworn officers of state. By 1903, Pinkerton had become the chief of the Chicago Police Department. He was one of the most highly praised Chicago Police Officers in recent history.\u003cbr>\u003e
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Subject to the best legal advice and support at your fingertips, Allen Pinkerton successfully sought help at Chicago City Hall in 1888, and at that time he believed the system that established Chicago as
In 1850 Allan Pinkerton founded Pinkerton’s Detective Agency in downtown Chicago. During this time police forces was small, corrupt, and people didn’t feel that the police were watching out for their well-being. Pinkerton created Pinkerton’s Protective Police Patrol, a night watchmen group that protected businesses, which were as important to law enforcement as official police (Smithsonian, 2007). Pinkerton’s reputation led to an appointment as special agent for the U.S. Post Office Department investigating fraud, extortion, robbery, and blackmail. In addition, Pinkerton was asked by six Midwestern railroad company representatives to establish a railroad police agency known as the North West Police Agency (Clifford, 2004).
The Pinkerton Detective Agency had many accomplishments under Allan Pinkerton’s direction. The railroad which was rapidly developing also made it vulnerable to the threat of violence towards trains and passengers, as well as their bridges, tracks, and terminals. Unlike regular law enforcement, private detectives were able to cross state lines to pursue offenders; this is one of the gaps in law enforcement that