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How did The Covent Garden Journal seek help from the public to catch criminals?
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Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding, frontispiece to Fielding's Works (1st ed., 1762), engraving by James Basire after a drawing by William Hogarth
To improve relations between the law and the public, Henry Fielding used The Covent Garden Journal as a platform to solicit information regarding criminal activity. He regularly published a notice requesting that any individuals who suffered at the hands of robbers, burglars, or other criminals provide him with the best possible description of the perpetrators, along with the time, place, and specific circumstances of the incident, at his house in Bow Street.1