Essays on Jack The Ripper

Monsters are creations usually found in fictional stories made by creative and innovative minds in order to bring fear in people. This fear, though fictitious in nature still allows people to become fascinated with the object that is causing the fear. The same thing can be said most especially of Jack the Ripper, whose true identity has still remained a mystery until this day. Various ideas have propped up regarding this mystery which has turned the serial killer into an icon and a symbol. The mystery is what allows imaginative minds to warp the reality to more closely resemble ...

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The advances of modern science have made a lasting impact in the field of criminal investigations. Forensic science now allows police and other investigators to discover evidence and other clues left on persons and at crime scenes that were once invisible and undetectable to the naked eye. During the commission of every crime, there is always trace evidence transferred between the criminal and the victim. There are many types of trace evidence ranging from soil and paint chips to blood, and body fluids. Before forensic science, it was much easier for criminals to get away with horrific acts and ...

Psychological profiling started in ``the 1800s.”Some of the people that contributed to psychological profiling are Alphonse Bertiollon, Ernest Kretschmer, Hand Grosss and Jacob Fries. Psychological Profiling entails studying the crime committed and the manner the offence is committed, in order to establish a connection in crimes that indicate similarity in terms of the crime nature and mode of commission.

Jack the Ripper Case” is the first case whereby psychological profiling was applied to facilitate capturing the perpetrator of the crimes. Jack was a ``serial killer.”Jack killed five prostitutes before his capture. The profiling aided the investigators to formulate a mechanism ...

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The investigation teams, police, judges and courts rely strongly on the forensic medical evidence and use the evidence to build up their efforts. The prime aim is to punish the guilty while avoid connecting the innocent. Interpretation of forensic medical evidence and their role have significantly expanded through the justice system. Steve Wright was found guilty of killing five prostitutes and faces life in jail for the murders. The Ipswich Prostitute Murders made headlines not only in Britain but also caught the attention of Inernatiosnl media. The essay looks at how forensic science and the evidence collected helped to ...

Jack the Ripper

This essay on Jack the Ripper seeks to develop a classification (typology) of the killer by discussing certain psychological, sociological and other aspects of the killer. In addition, based on the profiling, the essay will also explore what happened to the Ripper after he committed these murders.

Sociological Background

Based on the facts and witness accounts, the Ripper seemed to be from a background of poverty and misery, aged around 25-30 years of age, probably based in the same East End Area of London. It also seems that the Ripper probably came from a family with a dominant mother, and a weak father. Also, the Ripper ...