Pinkerton National Detective Agency

investigations are conducted in the United States today? A: The organizational structure of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, found in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton and the first of its kind in the US, was later adopted by the FBI. As with the Pinkerton Agency, the FBI began to take on cases that local law enforcement were too limited in resources to handle on their own. In addition, Pinkerton created what was called “the rogues’ gallery” which detailed the names and operations of known criminals

Contributing original and innovative ideas to the art of spying; Allan Pinkerton set the basis for centuries to come, regarding

Responsibilities of Personal Protection To understand the responsibilities of personal protection one must first understand what personal protection is. Once this is established one can begin to discuss the responsibilities and duties of personal protection, the rationale for personal protection, and finally, the history, and evolution of security and personal protection. Personal protection is important in the security industry and a profession that continues to change and evolve. Personal protection

In his career, Timothy Webster served as a New York City policeman in the earliest days of the department, worked as a private detective in the most famous private detective agency ever, acted as a Union spy during the American Civil War, and generally lived a life of adventure and daring. There is no telling what Webster would have accomplished had his life not been cut short. Timothy Webster Jr. was born on March 22, 1822, in Newhaven, Sussex County, England, the fourth of eleven children born

actions led to violent protests, riots, and arrests. The Pinkertons were hired as security by companies during these trying times. “Toward the end of the 19th century, the agency became more involved in labor disputes, always on the side of management” (Crawford). The Pinkertons were labeled as villains by workers as blood was shed during these conflicts. Coal mining was one of the industries heavily affected by the strikes in which the Pinkertons would become involved with. Working conditions were already

Allan Pinkerton , born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819, emigrated to Chicago. He was America’s first “private eye.” A man of many contradictions, he was a conservative who strongly opposed slavery, a very cautious man who risked his life capturing criminals, a militant labor organizer who suppressed the labor movement, and fought for women’s rights to be detectives. During his twenty-eight year career as a private detective, Allan Pinkerton and his agency investigated over a thousand crimes. Pinkerton

unskilled workers and owners as well as women and African-Americans. Bankers, doctors, liquor manufacturers, lawyers, and stockholders were excluded because of their supposed lack in productive contribution to society. The union advocated for a national eight hour workday, the expulsion of Asian workers, the prohibition of immigration from the Far East, and an end to child labor. The Knights worked to make changes for all workers, regardless of affiliation with the group, and opposed strikes and

Homestead Lockout and Strike On the night of July 6, 1892, an event would take place that would change American history forever. Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick were planning something that no one would ever expect. The Amalgamated Association (The AA) attempted to renew their contract, but because the majority of the employees were non-union they decided to go with the majority and make it non-union. Carnegie did not want to be directly involved with the break of the unions, so he brought

The Homestead Strike was a very violent, but important event to the people of the American Business Industry. The violent act of a desperate businessman, in attempt to retain peace, killed many men. The infamous story of the Pinkertons changed the ways of American business agreements. The Homestead Strike changed the traditional American business environment by creating new laws and the awareness of the need for peace in business world. The Carnegie Steel Company was a successful factory, which

courageous and hardened crime fighter enveloped by the ubiquitous reach of organized crime. Mr. Hammett draws inspiration from his own experiences both as a young man working for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and his time serving in the Army (PBS, 1). The story, a pristine specimen of the hardboiled detective genre, captures not only the edge-of-your-seat emotions of mystery, but also the grueling realism and brutality of organized crime. Despite my overwhelmingly positive response to the