Home›Criminal Justice Institutions›Founded Era›By Century›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryThis dimension groups criminal-justice institutions by the era in which they were founded. Wikipedia notes that a law enforcement agency is "any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction," agencies that have been established across every era of modern government. Browsing by founded era lets a visitor compare institutions established in the same period.19th centuryComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)19th centuryFilter Results21 entriesInstitution TypeAllCounty police force (1)County sheriff's department (1)County sheriff's office (1)Gendarmerie (1)Law enforcement agency (1)Metropolitan police force (1)Municipal police department (4)Municipal police force (2)National police force (3)Penitentiary (1)Prefectural police (1)Private detective agency (1)Professional association (1)Provincial police force (1)Headquarters or CountryAll1245 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, United States (1)455 North Main Street, Wichita, Kansas, United States (1)Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1)Chicago, Illinois, United States (2)Enderby, Leicestershire, England (1)Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan (1)King County Courthouse, Seattle, Washington, United States (1)London, England (1)Los Angeles, California, United States (1)Madrid, Spain (1)New Delhi, India (1)One Police Plaza, New York City, New York, United States (1)Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1)Paris, France (1)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1)Rome, Italy (1)Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong (1)FounderAllAllan Pinkerton (1)Charles Rowan (1)Eugene Francois Vidocq (1)Richard Mayne (1)Robert Peel (1)Group TreeAllCity and County Police of the United States (7)City, Provincial and Regional Police outside the United States (4)Historic and Founding Police Forces (3)Historic and Individual Prisons (2)National Police and Crime Agencies of the Commonwealth (1)National Police and Investigative Agencies of Continental Europe (2)Professional, Scholarly and Research Bodies (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21Buenos Aires Provincial Police19th centuryChicago Police Department19th centuryDelhi Police19th centuryEastern State Penitentiary19th centuryGuardia Civil19th centuryHong Kong Police Force19th centuryInternational Association of Chiefs of Police19th centuryKing County Sheriff's Office19th centuryLeicestershire Constabulary19th centuryLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department19th centuryLos Angeles Police Department19th centuryMetropolitan Police Service19th centuryNew York City Police Department19th centuryPinkerton National Detective Agency19th centuryPolizia di Stato19th centuryRoyal Canadian Mounted Police19th centurySan Francisco Police Department19th centurySan Quentin State Prison19th centurySurete Nationale19th centuryTokyo Metropolitan Police Department19th centuryWichita Police Department19th centuryComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.