Why were the police unable to catch Jack the Ripper?

You will find the coursework sources, links to primary evidence and lots more at the

George Mitchell Year 10 wiki

What do you think? Which of these comments do you agree with?

"The police were to blame for the murderer never being caught."

Detection failure.
Police weakness.
Press criticism.
Sir Charles Warren explaining about the graffiti.

"It wasn’t the fault of the police. There were other reasons why the Ripper was never caught."

Why did the Whitechapel murders attract so much attention in 1888?

You will find the coursework sources, links to primary evidence and lots more at the

George Mitchell Year 10 wiki

What do you think? Which of these comments do you agree with?

It’s the fault of the press! Without them the murders would never have caused so much fuss.

You can use these primary sources as evidence:

Press reports worded so as to cause fear.
Images dsigned to attract readers.
A cartoon about all the posters advertising rival papers.
Circulation figures for the Star.
Press coverage of the Polly Nichols murder.
Press coverage of the Mary Kelly murder.
The letters sent to the police - were they written by journalists?

The press are not to blame. They didn’t cause the fuss, they just reported it.

You can use these primary sources as evidence.

The double murder.
The inquest into Catherine Eddowes's murder.
The postmortem on Mary Kelly.
The real enemy is poverty and neglect.

Exam Revision

Click below for the revision notes:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Revision chart with all the key words - the one we used in lessons on Friday.

Key facts

Answering a big mark question.

Revision Sessions

Friday 28th May 3.30-5.30
Friday 11th June 3.30-5.30
Monday 14th June 8.45-3.15 (all day)

The exam is on Tuesday 15th June in the afternoon.

Crime and Punishment quizzes and games

1500-1750 Crime and Punishment

1750-1900 Crime and Punishment


Policing


Prisons

Crime and Punishment Hall of Fame and Infamy

Find out about each of these people. For each one, give a brief reason why that person is important in the history of crime, punishment and policing in Britain.

Jonathan Wild

The Fielding Brothers

John Howard

Elizabeth Fry

Sir Samuel Romilly

Sir Robert Peel

Year 10 exam - all you need for revision

History exam Tusday 16th June at 8.45 a.m. in the Gym.

The exam will be on Jack the Ripper. It will last 2 hours. You will have 5 questions. The questions will be about the sources you have already seen.This exam is mainly a test of your evidence handling skills. You don't need to revise a lot of facts. However, two of the questions will ask you to use your own knowledge as well as the sources.

How to revise?

1. Make sure you know the basic story. What happened? The story round the five murders and how the police reacted. Look back at the gap-filling worksheet you did on the DVD 'The Hunt for Jack the Ripper' and use the links below.

2. Read the sources (see links below) very carefully again and again and get to know them very well. Ask yourself these questions about each source:

• what kind of source is it?
• who wrote it?
• where and when was it written?
• why was it written?
• how reliable is it?
• is it useful if we want to understand what was happening?
• does it agree or disagree with other sources?

3. Don't waste time trying to read up everything on the blogspot: you don't need lots and lots of detailed information.

Links to help you revise:

Basic details of the murders

The Hunt for Jack the Ripper

Biography of Jack the Ripper

Main events in detail - a reliable overview from the Casebook website. Only for advanced students.

Source A

Source B

Source C

Source D

Source E

Source F

Source G

Source H

Source I

Source J