Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations

Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations is a security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. The agency merged with the William J. Burns Detective Agency in 2003 under Securitas AB. [http://www.ci-pinkerton.com/history.html]

History

In the 1850s, Allan Pinkerton partnered with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker, in forming the North-Western Police Agency, later known as the Pinkerton Agency. cite book
last =Foner
first =Eric
authorlink =
coauthors =John Arthur Garraty, eds.
year =Oct 21, 1991
title =The Reader's Companion to American History
publisher =Houghton Mifflin Books
location =
id =ISBN 0-395-51372-3 p. 842] cite book
last =Robinson
first =Charles M
authorlink =
coauthors =
year =2005
title =American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930
publisher =Osprey Publishing
location =
id =ISBN 1-84176-575-9 p. 63] cite book
last =Horan
first =James David
authorlink =
coauthors =Howard Swiggett
year =1951
title =The Pinkerton Story
publisher =Putnam
location =
id =p. 202]

Historian Frank Morn writes: "By the mid-1850s a few businessmen saw the need for greater control over their employees; their solution was to sponsor a private detective system. In February 1855, Allan Pinkerton, after consulting with six midwestern railroads, created such an agency in Chicago." cite book
last =Morn
first =Frank
authorlink =
coauthors =
year =1982
title =The Eye That Never Sleeps: A History of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
publisher =Indiana University Press
location =Bloomington
id =ISBN 0-253-32086-0 p. 18]

In July 2003, Pinkerton's was acquired along with longtime rival, the William J. Burns Detective Agency (founded in 1910), by Securitas AB to create Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., one of the largest security companies in the world. Securitas, and several other major security companies, are now under union organization through the SEIU (Services Employees International Union).

Operations

*Security Consulting
*Corporate Investigations
*Undercover Operations
*Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery
*Intellectual Property (Brand) Protection
*Protective Services
*Crisis Management
*Supply Chain Security
*Homeland Security

References

External links

* [http://www.ci-pinkerton.com/index.html Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations website]