Do you think it was possible...

[Mitch Rowe]

haha well any explantion?

I honestly don't think it was possible, the police at did not have the man power, discipline or the training on any type of investigation tactics. The requirement to even join the police force where low. You only need some ability to read and write and physical strength. Also, at the time all identification relied on eye witnesses which could not give the police any real truth.

In alot of ways you are correct. But training doesnt make the Man or the Detective.
I think it is impossible to know if it was possible because we just dont know what sort of information Police were gathering since the records are mostly lost.
We dont know if Police could have tried another tactic to cause a reluctant witness to talk.
We dont if a Policeman saw something and turned a blind eye to it.
Ther are so many ifs and no answers. But to say it was very difficult for Police to catch a serial killer is as true then as it is now.

I think the Police did the best they could with what they had. The problem is... The killer hold all the cards and Police can only pick up the pieces.
And its not like JTR was out there killing for years..He may of been but we dont know to this day if he was. What happed took place within a very short time period and yes that would make it nearly impossible.

BTW>>>Welcome to the Casebook

[Doctor X]

What would help--since a lot of people come on with "I haz a paper plz help kthkz"--threads is if you provide sort of an outline or example of your paper at this stage.

You can maybe do that in the Writing Section and refer to it.

Yours truly,

--J.D.

[Shuino]

haha well any explantion?

I honestly don't think it was possible, the police at did not have the man power, discipline or the training on any type of investigation tactics. The requirement to even join the police force where low. You only need some ability to read and write and physical strength. Also, at the time all identification relied on eye witnesses which could not give the police any real truth.

[Doctor X]

Yes.

Yours truly,

--J.D.

[Shuino]

I'm writing a paper for school and I'm looking for some in site on the topic.

Do you think it was possible for the police at the time to catch the ripper?