H Division Problems
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- Created on: 11-04-18 18:56
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- Problems For H Division Policing In Whitechapel
- Environment
- Dark, narrow alleys and courts with multiple doorways made it hard to chase and find criminals.
- Prostitution
- With very few jobs available for women, many turned to prostitution to survive.
- By 1888, approx. 1200 prostitutes were vulnerable to violence.
- Alcohol
- The large number of pubs and gin houses in Whitechapel sold very strong alcohol.
- These drinks were affordable, so this ment that more people were getting drunk and this lead to more violence.
- The large number of pubs and gin houses in Whitechapel sold very strong alcohol.
- Protection Rackets
- Gangs demanded money to protect peoples businesses.
- Refusal of money led to property damage and violence.
- Fear of these gangs ment people very rarely reported them to the police and either paid up or retaliated with violence themselves.
- Gangs demanded money to protect peoples businesses.
- Attacks On Jews
- After the large scale Jewish immigration in 1880's, attacks on jews became common.
- Some police were anti- Semitic themselves.
- Violent Demonstrations
- Public Protests were fairly common in Whitechapel.
- A large number of police were needed to control these protests.
- Environment
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