2025 Genealogy Series - Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991

2025 Genealogy Series, Session 3 of 5 - Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991 by M Marie Maxwell

M Marie Maxwell is an archivist in the Special Access and FOIA Program at the National Archives at College Park, MD

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Discover how troublemakers—and those who pursue them—can leave a record behind them. This presentation will highlight what may be found in the Metropolitan Police’s Personnel Case Files and the Index (Record Group 351) to Criminal Cases and Dockets (Record Group 21). Other DC police and criminal records, including basic strategies for locating FBI records, will be briefly addressed.

00:00 - Welcome
01:39 - Introduction to Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991
01:50 - Presenter Biography
02:21 - Session Overview
03:57 - Record Group 21
04:40 - Record Group 351
05:33 - DC Cops
12:38 - DC Robbers and Other Criminals
18:31 - Court Records
18:59 - Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation
22:20 - National Archives Contacts and Conclusion
23:05 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
24:08 - Questions and Answers in the chat

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