🩸🔪Whitechapel - The Police🧑🏻‍⚖️🏛️

Question 1

name the two police commisioners that were in charge in the 1870s and 1880s

Answer 1

Sir Edmund Henderson
Sir Charles Warrren

Question 2

when did Sir Edmund Henderson serve as police commissioner?

Answer 2

1870 - 1886

Question 3

how did the public veiw Sir Edmund Henderson’s discipline?

Answer 3

he was accused of having relaxed discipline

Question 4

why was Sir Edmund Henderson accused of having relaxed discipline?

Answer 4

he allowed officers to grow beards
he reduced the amount of millitary drill policemen had to do

Question 5

how did Sir Edmund Henderson improve the police force?

Answer 5

he raised standards in reading and writing
he grew the detective branch

Question 6

when was the trial of the detectives

Answer 6

1877

Question 7

what was the trial of the detectives

Answer 7

a corruption scandal that involved detectives encouraging people to commit crimes then arresting them

Question 8

who was police commisioner during the trial of the detectives

Answer 8

Sir Edmund Henderson

Question 9

why was Sir Edmund Henderson accused of being an innefective police commisioner?

Answer 9

in 1883 he created a ‘Special Irish Branch’ - this failed to stop plots in 1884 and 1885

Question 10

what event finally caused Sir Edmund Henderson to resign?

Answer 10

a badly delt with riot in trafalgar square.

Question 11

when was Sir Charles Warren police commisioner from?

Answer 11

1886 - 1888

Question 12

what was Sir Charles Warren’s approach as police commisioner?

Answer 12

he increased military drill and tightened rules

Question 13

how did Sir Charles Warren change police recruitment?

Answer 13

he recruited more men from the army

Question 14

why was Sir Charles Warren’s approach as police commisioner unpopular with the public?

Answer 14

they thought that the police would be used to contoll peoples lives

Question 15

what event do Sir Edmund Henderson and Sir Charles Warren have in common?

Answer 15

they both put down riots in Trafalgar Square badly

Question 16

when did Sir Charles Warren put down a riot in Trafalgar Square badly?

Answer 16

1887

Question 17

why was Sir Charles Warren forced to resign as police commisoner?

Answer 17

he began to publicly criticise the government for not supporting his firm stance on crime

Question 18

who was the police commisioner during the Jack the Ripper murders?

Answer 18

Sir Charles Warren

Question 19

What was H division?

Answer 19

the met police division responsible for whitechapel and surrounding areas

Question 20

how many inspectors where there in H division in 1885?

Answer 20

19

Question 21

how many sergeants where there in H division in 1885?

Answer 21

44

Question 22

how many constables where there in H division in 1885?

Answer 22

441

Question 23

how many policemen where there in H diviision in 1885

Answer 23

505

Question 24

what was the population in whitechapel in 1885

Answer 24

176,000

Question 25

how many policemen where there in H division during the Jack the Rippers

Answer 25

575

Question 26

what was the main police station for H divison?

Answer 26

Leman Street Police Station

Question 27

list the population in Leman Street Police Station in 1881

Answer 27

2 sergeants
42 police constables
6 prisioners
1 rough sleeper outside

Question 28

list the population in Leman Street Police Station in 1901

Answer 28

5 inspectors
3 sergeants
63 constables
7 prisoners
8 police families

Question 29

list the two courts that there were in whitechapel

Answer 29

thames police court
old baily court

Question 30

what was the thames police court like?

Answer 30

for minor crimes (no jury)

Question 31

what was the old baily court like?

Answer 31

for major crimes (had a jury)

Question 32

what was the requirements for police officer
recruitment from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 32

between 21 and 32 years old
no less than 5’6
be able to read and write
be passed as ‘fit’

Question 33

what was the training givien to police constables from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 33

2 weeks military drill
1 week of walking the beat in B or C division (chelsea or mayfair)

Question 34

what was the issue with the training given to police constables from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 34

it meant that they had no real experience dealing with crime

Question 35

what kind of person did the police hope to recruit from from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 35

men from the countryside

Question 36

how many men from the countryside where in the police from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 36

only 31%

Question 37

was being a policemen a good career from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

why was being a policeman a good carrer from from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 38

sucesses meant promotion
pensions were given
rewards were offered for bravery

Question 39

what was a police constable’s main job from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 39

to prevent crime

Question 40

describe the kit of a police constable from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 40

uniform designed to be an obvious presence
truncheon for defence
handcuffs
bullseye lamp
custodian helmet

Question 41

when did police constables start wearing the custodian helmet?

Answer 41

1863

Question 42

what was a police ‘beat’?

Answer 42

a patrol

Question 43

descibe the police ‘beat from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 43

precicely timed patrols so that policemen could communicate with each other`

Question 44

was the ‘beat’ walked more frewuently at day or at night?

Answer 44

at night

Question 45

why was the ‘beat’ walked more frequently at night

Answer 45

to give burglars less time to carry out thier crimes

Question 46

how often were ‘beats’ changed from 1870 - 1900?

Answer 46

every month

Question 47

why were ‘beats’ changed every month?

Answer 47

to avoid corruption

Question 48

what was a flaw with the police contable’s ‘beat’s

Answer 48

the criminals could learn the routine