Describe law and order in the late nineteenth century?

On 9th October 1888 the first two blood hounds were used by the Metropolitan Police Force, Barnaby and Burgho, they were successfully tested out in Regent's Park. Unfortunately the dogs failed the test this time, the Ripper seemed unaffected by the advancements in police crime stopping technology because on October 16th George Lusk received a package in the mail, when he opened it he discovered that it contained half of a human liver, this was later identified to be similar to the half missing from Catherine Eddowes and the "From Hell" Letter. The letter tells of how the Ripper had removed the kidney and supposedly ate part of it, the letter could have also been very threatening toward Mr Lusk himself, as if it was saying he was next, the "Dear Boss" letter mocked the police who were searching for the Ripper, "From Hell" resorts to threats, this may be an indication that Jack is more threatened by Lusk's efforts to stop the murders than those of the police. And he refers to Lusk directly, not like the others where he refers to his "Boss" as a way of showing off, it almost seemed as if the Ripper could have known Mr Lusk. Another recently discovered letter refers to Lusk and his efforts to unmask the Ripper and mentions keeping an eye on him. The fact that the civilian group whom the police had no respect for, was more well known by the murder shows what little progress the police for in the late nineteenth century were making. After the police had decided that it might be necessary to listen to witnesses, the police took notice of how the Ripper was frequently described as “a Foreigner” or “a Jew”. In response the police began rounding up immigrants and especially Jews for questioning. The tactics were racist and could have lead to to serious problems if any action was to be taken by the Jews rebelling.

Shane Lightfoot

Mrs. Mason