Also the police had a lack of forensic science so they couldn’t get blood samples, fingerprints, sperm samples, saliva and so on… which is also not a fought of the police.
When Jack killed his victims he didn’t leave any evidence that would link to himself, he rarely left a part of the body on! Which made it harder to get evidence.
Also the police would have received a number of bogus eyewitness accounts and reports that led to them being more and more away from catching him. Also people in the area of white chapel didn’t like the police and was reluctant to help them, which made it harder for the police. And even if the public was telling the truth, they couldn’t always be sure.
Also the area of white chapel was a big place with hundreds of small alleys and roads which were easy to run down to get away or hide from the police they that’s why Jack probably committed them down there because of the layout of the town.
One of the reasons the police was to blame was they didn’t give out a cash reward to people who came with good information about the murders that was taking place. So people probably didn’t want to help, if they got nothing in return so the police might of lost out in vital information.
Also the some of the police couldn’t be bothered to do their job properly and they were corrupt so they might have been drunk on the job or asleep or just darn lazy.
In conclusion the police wasn’t really to blame because the science was in its infancy or the way the town was set out.
By Adam Diprose.
