Rogues' Gallery: The Birth of Modern Policing and Organized Crime in Gilded Age New York Oller John
Rogues' Gallery: The Birth of Modern Policing and Organized Crime in Gilded Age New York Oller John From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful…
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Rogues' Gallery: The Birth of Modern Policing and Organized Crime in Gilded Age New York Oller John
From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment in the bustling streets of Old New York.Rogues' Gallery is a sweeping, epic tale of two revolutions, one feeding off the other, that played out on the streets of New York City during an era known as the Gilded Age. A thief or murderer not caught in the act nearly always got away. For centuries, New York had been a haven of crime.
Mug shots and daily lineups helped witnesses point out culprits; the famed rogues' gallery allowed police to track repeat offenders; and the third-degree interrogation method induced recalcitrant crooks to confess. But in the early 1870s, an Irish cop by the name of Thomas Byrnes developed new ways to catch criminals. Byrnes worked cases methodically, interviewing witnesses, analyzing