Nature of Crimes

Question 1

3 types of crime against

Answer 1

Crime against a person (Assault, murder)
Crime against authority (Treason)
Crime against a property (Shoplifting, burglary)

Question 2

Common crimes in the Medieval Era

Answer 2

Breaking Forest Laws
Theft
Being part of an outlaw gang
Vagrancy

Question 3

Forest Laws

Answer 3

The Norman kings claimed ownership of all forests and everything in them.

As a result, cutting down trees for firewood or for building, or hunting without permission, were serious crimes.

Question 4

What law did Edward I pass to combat theft?

Answer 4

He passed a law in 1275 that said that thieves would be executed.

Question 5

What percentage of crimes did theft make up in the medieval era?

Answer 5

75%

Question 6

The Counterfeit Crank

Answer 6

These people pretended to have violent fits and sucked on soap to make themselves froth at the mouth.

Question 7

The Clapper Dudgeon

Answer 7

These people cut their skin to make it bleed and then covered it with dirty rags. Some children were deliberately mutilated by their parents to get more money from passers-by.

Question 8

Angler/Hooker

Answer 8

These people carried a long wooden stick and would knock on people’s doors during the day to see what they could steal. They would then return after dark with a hook attached to the end of the stick. They would use the stick to steal items through windows. These items could then be sold.

Question 9

1547 Vagrancy Act

Answer 9

Any able-bodied person who had been out of work for more than three days should be
branded with a V and sold into slavery for two years.

Question 10

Most common crime in the medieval era

Answer 10

Theft

Question 11

Why did rates of smuggling decline in the late 18th century?

Answer 11

Smugglers were often executed as a deterrent to others.

The GOVt reduced the taxes on tea and other goods in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. As a result, smuggling declined as it was no longer so profitable.

Question 12

Common crime in the 18th century

Answer 12

Robbery

Question 13

Who is the most well known highwayman in Britain?

Answer 13

Dick Turpin

Question 14

What did Dick Turpin do?

Answer 14

He stole cattle, burgled houses and stole money from people.

Question 15

Why did rates of highway robbery decline?

Answer 15

-The Bow Street Horse Patrol actively targeting highwaymen after 1763

-JPs beginning to refuse to license inns and taverns that provided highwaymen with sanctuary

-Urbanisation leading to fewer isolated stretches of road

-Development of banking and people carrying less money

Question 16

What was the most common crime in the industrial era? Where in particular?

Answer 16

Theft
Most common in areas known as rookeries

Question 17

What was a new type of theft in the industrial era?

Answer 17

Stealing water, due to poor living conditions
People stole water from taps and pumps instead of being charged for using water pipes in the street

Question 18

What did the Luddites do?

Answer 18

In 1811, gangs of weavers and textile workers smashed up 1,000 new machines in Nottingham and Derbyshire.

The machinery produced cloth more quickly and far more cheaply than weavers could do in their own homes.

Question 19

When were the Swing Riots?

Answer 19

1830-1831
Industrial Era

Question 20

What did Swing Rioters do?

Answer 20

Agricultural labourers attacked houses and barns belonging to rich farmers and landowners in south-east England.

The labourers were protesting about poverty and the introduction of new machinery.

Question 21

Result of the Swing Riots

Answer 21

GOVt arrested around 2,000 people. Of these, 19 were hanged, 644 were jailed and 481 were transported to Australia.

Question 22

Crimes linked with cars (Modern Era)

Answer 22

dangerous and careless driving
speeding
car theft
joyriding
car-jacking
drink driving

Question 23

What is hacking?

Answer 23

Accessing other people’s or organisations’ files and/or databases.

Question 24

What is fraud?

Answer 24

Stealing from a person, eg stealing from their bank account online, or using someone else’s credit card details online.

Fraud often involves identity fraud, which means pretending to be someone else to access their bank accounts and credit cards.

Question 25

What is using malicious software

Answer 25

Using a computer virus to destroy files or information on someone else’s computer. Sometimes the software is delivered via a phishing scam, using spoof emails with links to the malware.

Question 26

When did laws surrounding drugs get tighter in Britain?

Answer 26

1960’s

Question 27

3 types of drug related crimes

Answer 27

Trafficking, producing, distributing

Question 28

Why has number of drug related crimes increased significantly?

Answer 28

Laws have gotten stricter whilst usage of drugs has stayed the same

Question 29

How many recorded offences of knife crime were recorded in the year ending March 2022?

Answer 29

50,000

Question 30

What is terrorism?

Answer 30

The use of violence and threats of violence as a means to achieve their goals and publicise their actions.

Question 31

When did rates of terrorism increase?

Answer 31

1960’s // The terrorist threat to the UK has increased

Question 32

What weapons did highwaymen usually have?

Answer 32

Pistols

Question 33

Why did the government introduce road safety measures?

Answer 33

The high number of fatalities on the roads

Question 34

Which group claimed responsibility for the London bombings on 7 July 2005?

Answer 34

Al-Qaeda