- Wanted poster
A wanted poster (or wanted sign) is a
poster put up to let the public know of acriminal whom authorities wish to apprehend. They will generally include either a picture of the criminal when aphotograph is available, or of afacial composite image produced by apolice artist . The poster will usually include a description of the wantee and the crime(s) with which they are charged. Wanted posters are usually produced by apolice or other public government body for display in a public place, such as on a physicalbulletin board or in the lobby of apost office , but in ages past wanted posters have also been produced byvigilante groups, railway security, private agencies such as Pinkerton, or by express companies that have sustained arobbery .Wanted posters for particularly notorious fugitives frequently offer a bounty or reward for the capture of the person, or for a person who can provide information leading to such capture.
Composite images for use in wanted posters can be created with various methods, including:
*E-FIT : Electronic Facial Identification Technique via computer
*PhotoFIT : Photographic Facial Identification Technique
*IdentikitWanted posters, when produced by non law enforcement sources, can be a type of
harassment . In the wake of theDuke University lacrosse case, wanted posters were distributed with the photos of 40 members of the lacrosse team on them. Some anti-abortion activists have also used wanted posters as a form of protest against abortion providersFact|date=March 2008.ee also
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Percy Lefroy Mapleton
* "Pittura infamante "
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