D: the organisation of policing in whitechapel
Cards (27)
- What was the role of H Division in the Metropolitan Police?
- Who ran H Division?
- How many inspectors were in H Division?
- How many sergeants were in H Division?
- How many constables were in H Division?
- How many detectives were in H Division?
- Why did H Division sometimes ignore fights and criminality?
- What social tasks did H Division sometimes perform?
- What were the crime levels like in Whitechapel?
- What practical difficulties did police face in Whitechapel?
- How many brothels were estimated to be in Whitechapel by 1888?
- How many prostitutes were estimated to be in Whitechapel by 1888?
- Why were women who became prostitutes vulnerable?
- What was the status of abortions in Whitechapel?
- What were the consequences of illegal abortions?
- What substance was commonly abused in Whitechapel?
- How many pubs or gin palaces were there on Whitechapel Road?
- What type of dens were present in Whitechapel?
- What gangs stirred up violence in Whitechapel?
- What illegal activity did these gangs engage in?
- What was the consequence for business owners who refused to pay gangs?
- Why were ordinary people afraid to report gang members?
- When was the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee established?
- Why was the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee formed?
- What did the Vigilance Committee do to raise awareness?
- What did members of the Vigilance Committee carry at night?
- What do some historians believe about the Vigilance Committee's intentions?