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   ocr: During the Gold Rush, crime was - - a serious problem. In 1851a"vigilance committee" formed to maintain order. Its first target was John Jenkins, an Australian man who stole a safe. Without going through proper legal procedures, the committee convicted and hanged Jenkins in one day. Because the vigilance committee took the law into its own hands, many people in San Francisco strongly criticized its actions, and the committee soon disbanded.