The encyclopedia article on the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, founded around 1850 in Chicago by Allan Pinkerton, for decades the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)
Source TypeEncyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source. Sources
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Criminal Justice Institutions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
Well-attested
9Criminal Justice Institutions
Holds
1Criminal Justice Institutions
General References
1Criminal Justice Institutions
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