CJS 250 Week 1 Assignment Biography of Allan Pinkerton

CJS 250 Week 1 Assignment Biography of Allan Pinkerton

Write a 500- to 700-word biography of Allan Pinkerton focusing on the overlap between private and public security in the career of Pinkerton and the development of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

Include the following:
A history of Pinkerton’s career as a law enforcement official
The major events involving the Pinkerton Detective Agency during Pinkerton’s lifetime
The impact of the Agency’s innovations on law enforcement and the private security industry

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Cite at least three sources. Post your paper as an attachment.

Sample Answer 

The name Pinkerton is synonymous with private eyes around the world. The son of a police sergeant, Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819. His father was injured on-the-job and died as a result of his injuries in 1828, thus causing the family to live in poverty. For a short period he worked as a barrel maker to support his family. Then in 1842, at the age of 23, young Allan Pinkerton decided to migrate to the United States. He settled in Kane County, Illinois, where he opened a cooper’s shop that would eventually become a station on the Underground Railroad (Allan Pinkerton, 2010). It was just happenstance that Allan Pinkerton became interested in detective work. His accidental uncovering of a group of counterfeiters led to his interest in detective work and an appointment to Kane County Sheriff in 1846. Within two years of becoming an investigator, Pinkerton had racked up more arrests than any other officers on the police force. Just four year………………………………………………………..