Investigative policing in Whitechapel
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- Created on: 03-06-18 00:36
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- Investigative policing in Whitechapel
- Techniques
- House to house searches
- Distributing leaflets and advertisement in papers
- Following up clues found at crime scene
- Evidence from bodies and coroner's report
- Sketches from Artist
- Rival police forces and other problems
- Great rivalry between Met and City of London policing. Other than co-operate they competed. Also H division had to keep up its own work plus help on investigation of murders
- Jack the Ripper
- Beterrn 31 August and 9 November 1888, five women were strangled and mutilated in Whitechapel.
- The Media
- Caused problems for polivr as although it encouraged people to come forward- it attracted hoax letters and thousands of theories on his identity- all which had to be investigated. Media coverage also stirred up racial hatred and convinced people that no englishman could so such a thing
- This led to more violence and attacks on foreigners. Media also added pressure for killer to be found
- Caused problems for polivr as although it encouraged people to come forward- it attracted hoax letters and thousands of theories on his identity- all which had to be investigated. Media coverage also stirred up racial hatred and convinced people that no englishman could so such a thing
- Improvements after 1888
- Met intoduced Bertillion System of taking measurements and pictures of suspects so they could be centrally shared
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