Investigative policing in Whitechapel (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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How many leaflets distributed in Ripper case?
How many leaflets distributed in Ripper case?
80,000
Bertillon system purpose
Bertillon system purpose
Taking measurements & photos of suspects for ID
What did house-to-house searches involve in Ripper case?
What did house-to-house searches involve in Ripper case?
Officers visited homes, pubs, opium dens for evidence/witnesses
What missing jewelry from victims suggested
What missing jewelry from victims suggested
Killer might have taken trophies
What post-mortem reports suggested about Ripper
What post-mortem reports suggested about Ripper
Good anatomical knowledge
When did telephones improve police communication?
When did telephones improve police communication?
By 1900
Two rival police forces in Whitechapel area
Two rival police forces in Whitechapel area
Metropolitan Police & City of London police
Date Whitechapel Vigilance Committee established
Date Whitechapel Vigilance Committee established
10 September 1888
What Whitechapel Vigilance Committee did
What Whitechapel Vigilance Committee did
Offered rewards for info & organised night patrols
Positive effect of media coverage on investigation
Positive effect of media coverage on investigation
Encouraged public to come forward with information
Negative effect of media coverage on investigation
Negative effect of media coverage on investigation
Attracted hoax letters & false theories to investigate
Three Met groups with internal conflicts
Three Met groups with internal conflicts
H Division, CID, Scotland Yard
Visual documentation methods used by police
Visual documentation methods used by police
Annotated sketches & photographs of crime scenes
Date of first confirmed Ripper murder
Date of first confirmed Ripper murder
31 August 1888 (Mary Ann Nichols)
Date of final Ripper murder
Date of final Ripper murder
9 November 1888 (Mary Jane Kelly)