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National Museum of Crime & Punishment

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The National Museum of Crime & Punishment is a museum that allows you to explore history of crime and punishment in America, from pirates and Wild West outlaws to gangsters and white-collar computer criminals.

Interesting Facts:

  • Punishment—The Consequence of Crime: Enter a full-scale model police station that proves that crime doesn’t pay, with a booking station, police line-up, lie detector test, electric chair, lethal injection machine, and jail cell.

  • Crime Fighting: Discover the everyday heroes of law enforcement and experience the exhilaration of high-speed police chase simulators and an FBI shooting range.

  • CSI Experience: Find yourself in the middle of a fully intact crime scene with fresh evidence. Begin your investigation by using a variety of forensic science techniques.

  • America’s Most Wanted Studio: Walk onto the actual television set of America’s Most Wanted, hosted by John Walsh, and see how community involvement in fighting crime has led to dramatic results, capturing more than 1,000 fugitives.

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National Museum of Crime & Punishment

Timeline

1648 1869 1925

The Massachusetts code of 1648 captures the first written laws of the English settlers in America. Common punishments in the colonial era included branding, the stocks (shackled on display in the public area), and the ducking stool (offenders strapped into a chair and dunked in a river or pond).

Jesse James is officially branded an “outlaw” by law enforcement following a deadly bank robbery in Missouri.

Al Capone becomes “boss” of the Colosimo Mob in Chicago.

1934 2008  

Bonnie & Clyde’s crime spree comes to an end when Texas and Louisiana officers open fire on the famous duo at their hideout.

 


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