5.3.2
Jack the Ripper
Methods Used to Catch Jack the Ripper
Methods Used to Catch Jack the Ripper
It would be easy to assume that the police force of the 1880s lacked any technological equipment and thus did nothing to actually try and catch Jack the Ripper, but in reality that was not the case.
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Crime scene photography
Crime scene photography
- Crime scene photography was in its infancy but the City of London police were keen to use this method.
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Sketches
Sketches
- Crime scene sketches were taken and added to other evidence from murder scenes.
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Autopsies
Autopsies
- Autopsies were carried out of the Ripper victims.
- Police surgeons were also used to construct ‘profiles’ of the killer in an attempt to identify possible suspects.
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Witness statements
Witness statements
- Witness statements and interviews were also used to build evidence at the scenes of crime.
- The main problem with this was the type of people that were being interviewed were not often all that reliable.
1Medieval England, 1000-1500
1.1Changing Definition of Crime in Medieval England
1.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
1.3Case Studies From 1000-1500
2Early Modern England, 1500-1700
2.1Changing Definitions of Crime
2.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
2.3Case Studies From 1500-1700
318th & 19th Century Britain
3.1Changing Definition of Crime in Industrial Britain
3.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
3.3Case Studies From 1700-1900
4Modern Britain, 1900-Present
4.1Changing Definition of Crime in Modern Britain
4.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
5Whitechapel Local Study
5.1The Geographical Area & Living Conditions
5.2The People of Whitechapel
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1Medieval England, 1000-1500
1.1Changing Definition of Crime in Medieval England
1.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
1.3Case Studies From 1000-1500
2Early Modern England, 1500-1700
2.1Changing Definitions of Crime
2.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
2.3Case Studies From 1500-1700
318th & 19th Century Britain
3.1Changing Definition of Crime in Industrial Britain
3.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
3.3Case Studies From 1700-1900
4Modern Britain, 1900-Present
4.1Changing Definition of Crime in Modern Britain
4.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
5Whitechapel Local Study
5.1The Geographical Area & Living Conditions
5.2The People of Whitechapel
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