The first federal law enforcement
organization, the U.S. Marshals, began in
September of 1789.
The first detective agency in America was
started in Chicago, Illinois by Allan Pinkerton
in 1850.
The first juvenile court in the United States
was established in Cook County, Illinois in
1899.
The FBI was created to conduct investigations
for the Department of Justice on July 26,1908.
The first police woman was Lola Baldwin from
Portland, Oregon. She was sworn into service
in 1908.
The FBI's Most Wanted list dates back to
March 14, 1950.
The first DNA-based conviction in the United
States occurred in 1987 in Florida.
INTERESTING
DATES
IN
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
HISTORY
The first federal law enforcement organization, the
U.S. Marshals, began in September of 1789.
The first detective agency in America was started in
Chicago, Illinois by Allan Pinkerton in 1850.
The first juvenile court in the United States was
established in Cook County, Illinois in 1899.
The FBI was created to conduct investigations for the
Department of Justice on July 26,1908.
The first police woman was Lola Baldwin from
Portland, Oregon. She was sworn into service in
1908.
The FBI's Most Wanted list dates back to March 14,
1950.
The first DNA-based conviction in the United States
occurred in 1987 in Florida.
INTERESTING
DATES
IN
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
HISTORY
