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frank, reno, american, banditFrank Reno, American bandit Date: c. 1866
Grattan Dalton, American train robber, who was killed in a bank raid in 1892 Date: 19th Century
James Whitney seized by a bear while cattle stealing Date: 1680s
John Sontag, American train robber who died in jail in 1893 from wounds inflicted in his last fight. Date: 19th Century
Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria Date: 1882
John Brady, American train robber, who worked with Sam Browning and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 27th November 1895. Date: 19th Century
James Whitney is caught by a bearThe highwayman, James Whitney is caught by a bear Date: 17th Century
Greek brigandsA group of Greek brigands attack Lord Muncasters coach party near Athens. 1870
Frank James, American train robberMember of the notorious James-Younger gang, Frank James, brother of Jesse James. 1910
Traveller attacked during the Thirty Years WarA German bandit attacks a traveller with a bat, while another gang member rushes across with extra supplies including an axe. 17th Century
James WhitneyThe highwayman, James Whitney, attacks Mr Hull, a money-lender on Hounslow Heath, and ties him backwards on his horse. Date: 1694
The InveiglerThe inveigler, who entices his victim. Date: 1883
Bob Younger, American train robberMember of the notorious James-Younger gang, Bob Younger, photographed two weeks before his death. 1889
Jim Younger, American train robberMember of the notorious James-Younger gang, Jim Younger. 1889
Samuel Browning, American train robber, who worked with John Brady and was killed during a robbery on 30th March 1895. Date: 19th Century
Battle between police and kidnappersTwo foreigners, Jules Paty Louis and Regis Pral were kidnapped in Artizo. The kidnapping of Regis Pral, the son of a very rich industrialist from Valence
Bob Dalton, American train robber who was killed in a bank raid in 1892. Date: 19th Century
Mexican raid in TexasThe town of Collins, near Corpus Christi, Texas, is surprised and stood up by a desperate anf cowardly gang of greaser horse-thieves. Date: 1886
Thieves robbing a cartA group of brigands accost a peasant and steal all the goods hes carrying in his cart. Date: 16th century
Coiners detectedPolice apprehend a gang of counterfeiters forging money, while their children play innocently in the foreground. Date: 1838
Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century
Greek bandits tried in AthensTwo brigands lie in the middle of a courtroom in Athens, listening to the charges read out against them. Date: 1870
Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, SuffolkPart of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient
Borstal Institution, Portland, DorsetA view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921
Borstal Institution, Borstal, KentThe original Borstal Institution at Borstal in Kent, originally established in 1902 to provide an alternative to prison for young offenders aged 16 to 21
Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - PrisonersPrisoners awaiting their breakfast in a Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Jail, Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Hannan gold field Western AustraliaA lock-up at Hannan gold field in West Australia, a temporary measure for locking up criminals pending their trial. The nearest prison to Hannan gold field was Fremantle on the coast near Perth
Russian Criminals in Siberia, 1882Engraving showing a group of Russian criminals being marched through a snowstorm, Siberia, 1882. They are accompanied on this march by a number of Russian soldiers. Date: 1882
Spooky ShadowsTwo sinister figures cast evening shadows over a pathway
Galton Composite PhotoComposite photograph by Francis Galton, made from portraits of violent criminals
Discipline at NewgateGeneral indiscipline amongst male inmates (young and old) in a dormitory cell at Newgate
Crucifixion / FouquetJesus is crucified along with two other convicted criminals
Law / Court Scene (C15)A scene in a French court showing judgement being passed on criminals who are bound at the neck and the wrists