The encyclopedia article on Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish-American detective who founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850 and pioneered undercover investigation and criminal record keeping in the United States.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton
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- Criminologists and Reformers, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
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9Criminologists and Reformers
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1Criminologists and Reformers
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