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: Scientific Adviser's Branch: Reports (SA/POL Series) and Memoranda (SA/PM...
Catalogue reference: HO 368
What's it about?
HO 368
Files of reports and memoranda compiled by individual scientists on subjects relating to the work of the police. There is also a copy of the report of the Committee on the Prevention and Detection of Crime.The SA/POL and SA/PM series of reports...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 368
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Scientific Adviser's Branch: Reports (SA/POL Series) and Memoranda (SA/PM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1963-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of reports and memoranda compiled by individual scientists on subjects relating to the work of the police. There is also a copy of the report of the Committee on the Prevention and Detection of Crime.
The SA/POL and SA/PM series of reports and memoranda are the same in format and appearance and both series deal with subjects relating to the work of the police. They take the form of scientific papers and are the work of individual scientists. The memoranda carry the cover endorsement: "This memorandum represents the personal views of the author. It does not carry the authority of the Home Office Scientific Adviser's Branch".
Also included in the SA/POL series is the Report of the Committee on the Prevention and Detection of Crime, which was appointed on 4 November 1960 to enquire into and report upon the organisation and procedure of the police forces of England and Wales, and provide a progress report of scientific research on police problems: HO 368/10
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also HO 377
Reports of the Central Research Establishment, which was set up by the Home Secretary in 1966 to improve the use of science in police work, are in: HO 234 HO 235 HO 236
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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SA/POL file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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34 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9232/
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