Rogues' gallery
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'''Rogues gallery''' is a [[police]] collection of pictures or [[photograph]]s of [[crime|criminal]]s and [[suspect]]s kept for identification purposes. | '''Rogues gallery''' is a [[police]] collection of pictures or [[photograph]]s of [[crime|criminal]]s and [[suspect]]s kept for identification purposes. | ||
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+ | In 1855, [[Allan Pinkerton]], founder of the [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency]], established a rogues' gallery – a compilation of descriptions, methods of operation ([[modi operandi]]), hiding places, and names of criminals and their associates. Another early collection was established circa 1854 or 1855 by the detective [[Isaiah W. Lees]] of the San Francisco Police Department. | ||
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+ | Inspector [[Thomas F. Byrnes|Thomas Byrnes]] of the late-19th-century [[New York City Police Department]] popularized the term with his collection of photographs of known criminals, which was used for witness identification. Byrnes published some of these photos with details of the criminals in ''Professional Criminals of America'' (1886). | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Criminal record]] | *[[Criminal record]] | ||
*[[Mug shot]] | *[[Mug shot]] | ||
*[[Public enemy]] | *[[Public enemy]] | ||
+ | *[[Rogue]] | ||
*[[Wanted poster]] | *[[Wanted poster]] | ||
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Rogues gallery is a police collection of pictures or photographs of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes.
History
In 1855, Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, established a rogues' gallery – a compilation of descriptions, methods of operation (modi operandi), hiding places, and names of criminals and their associates. Another early collection was established circa 1854 or 1855 by the detective Isaiah W. Lees of the San Francisco Police Department.
Inspector Thomas Byrnes of the late-19th-century New York City Police Department popularized the term with his collection of photographs of known criminals, which was used for witness identification. Byrnes published some of these photos with details of the criminals in Professional Criminals of America (1886).
See also