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Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–present
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What was the primary purpose of the 'doss houses' (common lodging houses) found throughout Whitechapel in the late nineteenth century?

  1. To accommodate immigrant workers in long-term tenancies
  2. To house recently released prisoners on licence
  3. To provide free shelter funded by the parish poor law
  4. To offer paid nightly accommodation for the very poor
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✓ Answer: D — To offer paid nightly accommodation for the very poor
Common lodging houses (doss houses) charged a few pennies per night for a bed or floor space, providing the cheapest form of paid accommodation available to the homeless poor. They were not funded by the parish — residents had to pay each night or sleep outside. They were not specifically for ex-prisoners, and they offered nightly rather than long-term tenancies.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Which of the following best describes the role of the Thames River Police in relation to Whitechapel policing in the late nineteenth century?

  1. They investigated the Jack the Ripper murders independently
  2. They had jurisdiction over the docks and river, separate from the Met
  3. They patrolled Whitechapel streets alongside the Metropolitan Police
  4. They replaced the Metropolitan Police in the East End after 1888
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✓ Answer: B — They had jurisdiction over the docks and river, separate from the Met
The Thames River Police (established 1798) had their own jurisdiction covering the docks and the River Thames, operating independently of the Metropolitan Police who had jurisdiction over Whitechapel's streets. They did not patrol Whitechapel streets, did not lead the Ripper investigation (that was the Met and City of London Police), and did not replace the Metropolitan Police.
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