🩸🔪Whitechapel - The Police🧑🏻⚖️🏛️ Flashcards
name the two police commisioners that were in charge in the 1870s and 1880s
Sir Edmund Henderson
Sir Charles Warrren
when did Sir Edmund Henderson serve as police commissioner?
1870 - 1886
how did the public veiw Sir Edmund Henderson’s discipline?
he was accused of having relaxed discipline
why was Sir Edmund Henderson accused of having relaxed discipline?
he allowed officers to grow beards
he reduced the amount of millitary drill policemen had to do
how did Sir Edmund Henderson improve the police force?
he raised standards in reading and writing
he grew the detective branch
when was the trial of the detectives
1877
what was the trial of the detectives
a corruption scandal that involved detectives encouraging people to commit crimes then arresting them
who was police commisioner during the trial of the detectives
Sir Edmund Henderson
why was Sir Edmund Henderson accused of being an innefective police commisioner?
in 1883 he created a ‘Special Irish Branch’ - this failed to stop plots in 1884 and 1885
what event finally caused Sir Edmund Henderson to resign?
a badly delt with riot in trafalgar square.
when was Sir Charles Warren police commisioner from?
1886 - 1888
what was Sir Charles Warren’s approach as police commisioner?
he increased military drill and tightened rules
how did Sir Charles Warren change police recruitment?
he recruited more men from the army
why was Sir Charles Warren’s approach as police commisioner unpopular with the public?
they thought that the police would be used to contoll peoples lives
what event do Sir Edmund Henderson and Sir Charles Warren have in common?
they both put down riots in Trafalgar Square badly
when did Sir Charles Warren put down a riot in Trafalgar Square badly?
1887
why was Sir Charles Warren forced to resign as police commisoner?
he began to publicly criticise the government for not supporting his firm stance on crime
who was the police commisioner during the Jack the Ripper murders?
Sir Charles Warren
What was H division?
the met police division responsible for whitechapel and surrounding areas
how many inspectors where there in H division in 1885?
19
how many sergeants where there in H division in 1885?
44
how many constables where there in H division in 1885?
441
how many policemen where there in H diviision in 1885
505
what was the population in whitechapel in 1885
176,000
how many policemen where there in H division during the Jack the Rippers
575
what was the main police station for H divison?
Leman Street Police Station
list the population in Leman Street Police Station in 1881
2 sergeants
42 police constables
6 prisioners
1 rough sleeper outside
list the population in Leman Street Police Station in 1901
5 inspectors
3 sergeants
63 constables
7 prisoners
8 police families
list the two courts that there were in whitechapel
thames police court
old baily court
what was the thames police court like?
for minor crimes (no jury)
what was the old baily court like?
for major crimes (had a jury)
what was the requirements for police officer
recruitment from 1870 - 1900?
between 21 and 32 years old
no less than 5’6
be able to read and write
be passed as ‘fit’
what was the training givien to police constables from 1870 - 1900?
2 weeks military drill
1 week of walking the beat in B or C division (chelsea or mayfair)
what was the issue with the training given to police constables from 1870 - 1900?
it meant that they had no real experience dealing with crime
what kind of person did the police hope to recruit from from 1870 - 1900?
men from the countryside
how many men from the countryside where in the police from 1870 - 1900?
only 31%
was being a policemen a good career from 1870 - 1900?
yes
why was being a policeman a good carrer from from 1870 - 1900?
sucesses meant promotion
pensions were given
rewards were offered for bravery
what was a police constable’s main job from 1870 - 1900?
to prevent crime
describe the kit of a police constable from 1870 - 1900?
uniform designed to be an obvious presence
truncheon for defence
handcuffs
bullseye lamp
custodian helmet
when did police constables start wearing the custodian helmet?
1863
what was a police ‘beat’?
a patrol
descibe the police ‘beat from 1870 - 1900?
precicely timed patrols so that policemen could communicate with each other`
was the ‘beat’ walked more frewuently at day or at night?
at night
why was the ‘beat’ walked more frequently at night
to give burglars less time to carry out thier crimes
how often were ‘beats’ changed from 1870 - 1900?
every month
why were ‘beats’ changed every month?
to avoid corruption
what was a flaw with the police contable’s ‘beat’s
the criminals could learn the routine
