Crime: Interesting Cases

About this episode

This episode presents five short crime case studies from the April-June 1947 issue of the APJ, highlighting policing methods in the early 20th century.

Five short crime case studies from the April-June 1947 issue of the APJ, give insight to policing in the first half of the 20th Century. Case 1: police use an ingenious method to locate a notorious counterfeiter. Case 2: police use common sense and legwork to identify arsonists who had damaged a factory. Case 3: how fraudsters came unstuck, attempting to defraud the government of petrol coupons. Case 4: a lovestruck armed robber is apprehended by detectives. Case 5: a man is murdered in rural...

Topics covered

• crime
• case studies
• policing history
• 20th century
• arson
• fraud
• murder

Keywords

• crime case studies
• policing
• counterfeiter
• arsonists
• fraudsters
• armed robbery
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Police Journal

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