Jack the Ripper - Policing Whitechapel

Students examine the organisation of the Metropolitan police in Whitechapel and explain why policing the East End was so difficult. Students will then link their knowledge of policing to the reasons why Jack the Ripper was never caught.

The 23 slide power point lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
• Slide 3: As you enter discussion about the rewards and challenges of modern policing
• Slide 4: Recap - Why do you think Whitechapel in the 1880s was so difficult to police?
• Slide 5-7: Starter Activity - Source analysis about violence to police officers in Whitechapel with printable worksheet
• Slide 8-12: Task 1 - A fun personality questionnaire to see if students would make a suitable officer in the Whitechapel police. Results/answers and explanations given.
• Slide 13-14: Background information about the Metropolitan Police and their work in Whitechapel.
• Slide 15-16: Task 2 - A worksheet which asks students to read facts about Whitechapel and use these facts to explain why policing would be difficult.
• Slide 17: Follow up questions
• Slide 18-20: Task 3 - Source analysis questions with prompt questions and a printable worksheet.
• Slide 21: Learning Summary - This discussion asks students to begin thinking about why the police never caught Jack the Ripper.
• Slide 22: Learning Review Pyramid
• Slide 23: More from RA Resources.

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