Whitechapel: crime, policing & the inner city

Describe one feature of the provision of accommodation for the poor in Whitechapel.

Describe one feature of the problems the police had when investigating the crimes of Jack the Ripper.

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the lives of people living in Whitechapel?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source B.

How could you follow up Source B to find out more about the lives of people living in Whitechapel?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Detail in Source B that I would follow up:

Question I would ask:

What type of source I could use:

How this might help answer my question:

Describe two features of the types of crime that were committed in Whitechapel.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into conditions in lodging houses in the Whitechapel area?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source A.

How could you follow up Source A to find out more about conditions in lodging houses in the Whitechapel area?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Detail in Source A that I would follow up:

Question I would ask:

What type of source I could use:

How this might help answer my question:

Describe two features of the growth of socialism in Whitechapel.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into how the conditions in Whitechapel affected policing?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source A.

How could you follow up Source A to find out more about how the conditions in Whitechapel affected policing?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Detail in Source A that I would follow up:

Question I would ask:

What type of source I could use:

How this might help answer my question:

Describe two features of the way the Peabody Estate helped to improve housing in the Whitechapel area.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the difficulties of policing the Whitechapel area, c1870–c1900?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Describe two features of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the link between poverty and crime in Whitechapel?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source A.

How could you follow up Source A to find out more about the link between poverty and crime in Whitechapel?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Detail in Source A that I would follow up:

Question I would ask:

What type of source I could use:

How this might help answer my question:

Describe two features of life in the Whitechapel workhouses.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the problems facing immigrants in the Whitechapel area?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source B.

How could you follow up Source B to find out more about the problems facing immigrants in the Whitechapel area?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Detail in Source B that I would follow up:

Question I would ask:

What type of source I could use:

How this might help answer my question: