1. Underline any that you think the police could have used 150 years ago
Task – 5 minutes
With the person next to you, list ways the police can catch criminals today. Write the list in the front of your books
Underline any that you think the police could have used 150 years ago

2. What was it like to be a Victorian Policeman?
Identify differences in policing methods between the 1800s and today L5
Describe how Victorian police could catch criminals L6
Explain the problems faced by the Victorian police
Key Words
Crime
Police
Evidence
Media

3. Murder in Whitechapel! It is the 31st August 1888
A woman has been found dead in the Whitechapel area of London
Her body was found outside a row of houses in a narrow alley
You are a member of the Metropolitan Police Force
How are you going to catch the killer? Remember he might decide to strike again! L4
Identify differences in policing methods between the 1800s and today L5
Describe how Victorian police could catch criminals L6
Explain the problems faced by the Victorian police

4. Murder in Whitechapel! Method How it will help catch the killer
Problems with this method
Star Rating out of 5
Talk through possible methods with the class
Make sure discussion touches on the media at some point
Encourage pupils to think about conditions in Industrial London when thinking about problems: crowded, dark, drunkeness L4
Identify differences in policing methods between the 1800s and today L5
Describe how Victorian police could catch criminals L6
Explain the problems faced by the Victorian police

5. Lets discover who among us has Victorian Criminals in
their families past!

6. Victorian Crime
Using the information on the left and the police kit on the right, write your own crime story and how you would go about solving the crime in victorian England.
Imagine it is Victorian England.... You have been a Policeman for 3 months now.... You are on duty......
The streets are narrow and dirty, smoke from factories fills the air, the smell from the River hangs in the air.
Its late at night, the streets are lit by low candles you cant see too far infront of you.
In the distance you can here the noise of the Pub, the cheering and singing of a good night out.... But something is not right tonight.....

7. Design a job advert for a policeman in Industrial England
Extension
Design a job advert for a policeman in Industrial England
Thinking about the work you have done today and the problems that the police faced, what skills does your new recruit need to have?
Thinking about what you know about the different types of crime and living conditions in Industrial England, what types of jobs will your new recruit need to do?
This can be used as a link/starter to next lesson looking at the first police force