Whitechapel Flashcards
what group was responsible for policing Whitechapel
H division of the metropolitan police
what was the name for the department of detectives in the met police
CID - criminal investigation department
what was London population at the time of Whitechapel study
5 million
how many police in London
13 000
how many police on shift in London at any one time
1 300
what does going on the beat mean
patrolling alleys in set routines, stopping and questioning people
how many max officers would go on beat at the same time
2
when was met police established
1829
when was police force expanded to whole of UK
1856
when was the police in London expanded to 22 divisions
1888
what age were policemen required to be
over 21 and under 35
policemen had to be __ and to be able to ___ and __
fit read write
policemen could have no more than __ children
2
what did policemen wear
blue uniform
brunswick star
what were policemen armed with
truncheon and lamp
give 2 ways the city’s layout made police vulnerable
lots of alleys difficult to keep watch over
how did poverty in Whitechapel make H division’s work harder
led many into crime
and promoted distrust and fear of authority
police were ____ by the public significantly
outnumbered
why didn’t socialists like the police
they thought they enforced unfair and undemocratic laws
why didn’t fenians and anarchists like the police
they are a symbol of state control and the power of the British empire
when was the vigilance committee set up
1888
how many women were killed in the ripper murders
5
all of the women killed were what class
working class
when did Mary Ann Nichols die
31st august 1888
