Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
Home Office: Police Research and Planning Branch and successors: Police Research...
Catalogue reference: HO 222
What's it about?
HO 222
Copies of a bulletin published by the Home Office Police Research and Planning Branch for the information of police officers. It replaced an earlier publication of the Research Committee of the Association of Chief Police Officers.The bulletin...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 222
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Police Research and Planning Branch and successors: Police Research Bulletin
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Date (When the record was created)
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1967-1983
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copies of a bulletin published by the Home Office Police Research and Planning Branch for the information of police officers. It replaced an earlier publication of the Research Committee of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
The bulletin reported on the results of research projects, schemes and experiments carried out both by the Research and Planning Branch and under the auspices of chief constables. Subjects covered include use of new methods, equipment and technology in crime prevention and detection, recruitment and establishment issues
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Home Office, Police Planning Organisation, 1969-1969
- Home Office, Police Research and Development Branch, 1968-1969
- Home Office, Police Research and Planning Branch, 1963-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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39 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In January 1967 the first Police Research Bulletin was introduced. This publication is written specifically for Police Officers and deals solely with matters relevant to their problems and their work.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9086/
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