Macdaniel affair
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The Macdaniel affair or Macdaniel scandal was an incident in which it came to light that a gang, led by Macdaniel, had been prosecuting innocent men to their deaths in order to collect reward money.[1] It was an unintended consequence of British government rewards for the capture of criminals. (Before those rewards were instituted, thief-takers depended primarily on privately-funded rewards from victims seeking return of stolen property or other restitution. However, this scandal formed part of the impetus for the formation of salaried public police forces who did not depend on rewards.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ http://www.deastore.com/pdf/cambridge20040427/0521591104ws.pdf
- ^ Benson, Bruce (1998). To Serve and Protect: Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice. NYU Press. ISBN 0814713270.
- ^ Rawlings, Philip (2002). Policing: A Short History. Willan Publishing. ISBN 1903240263.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ McLynn, Frank (1989). Crime and punishment in eighteenth-century England. Routledge. ISBN 0415010144.
- ^ Langbein, John H. (2003). The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199258880.