Yep, and there are good reasons that policing was put into the hands of professional agencies. London's self-proclaimed "Thief-Taker General" is a good example

Yep, and there are good reasons that policing was put into the hands of professional agencies. London's self-proclaimed "Thief-Taker General" is a good example. A gang leader who made money through both committing and "solving" crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Wild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Wild