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Punishments Flashcards

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What were the two different categories of trial in the medieval period?

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Trial by jury or ordeal

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What was the jury in trial by jury made up of?

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Men from the village decided based on the character of the accused

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Describe trial by blessed bread?

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-usually for priests
-bread was blessed so that it would choke the accused if they were guilty
-if he choked on the bread, he was guilty

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What was trial by cold water?

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-the accused was lowered into a pond/river on a rope
-if they floated they were guilty

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What was trial by hot iron?

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-accused picked up red hot weight
-hand was bandaged
-if it was infected after 3 days, they were guilty

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What was trial by hot water?

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-the accused put their hand into boiling water
-hand bandages
-if infected after 3 days then they were guilty

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What was trial by combat?

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-involved men in dispute fighting each other till one was killed/could no longer fight
-if you lost but lived, you were guilty and were hung

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What are the 5 different types of punishment?

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-Corporal (inflicting pain/mutilation)
-capital (execution)
-humiliation
-exclusion (from society)
-compensatory (paying money to compensate the victim or state)

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What are the 5 different purposes of crime?

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-deterrence
-reform
-maintinence of law and order
-protection (of society)
-retribution (criminals deserve punishment)

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What punishments existed in the medieval period?

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-fines
-whipping
-stocks and pillory
-mutilation
-execution
-imprisonment

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Describe fines in the Saxons vs Norman?

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-Wergild = saxon fines that go to the victim
-Norman = fines paid to crown

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What were the Medieval stocks/pillory?

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Public stocks or a cucking stool

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What was multilation in the medieval period for?

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Eg cutting limbs off for regular offenders of crimes like theft

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Describe medieval imprisonment

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-there were very few gaols so it was only used for those awaiting trials
-rich could choose to be locked in a castle

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When was the vagabonds act?

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1572

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What did the vagabonds act say?

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Whipping, burning a hole in the ear with a hot iron or being branded with a V were all punishments given to vagabonds

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What crimes were punishable by the stocks in the early modern to industrial periods?

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-drunkenness
-profaners
-gamblers
-vagrants
-failure to pay tax on time

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What crimes were punishable by the pillory in the early modern-industrial periods?

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-dishonest traders
-persistent swearing
-cheating at cards
-sex crimes (especially involving children)
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What crimes were punishable by execution in early modern - industrial periods?

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-murder
-treason
-arson
-stealing over one shillings worth

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What was Tyburn?

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The Tyburn Tree was a triangular gallows in London designed to hang multiple people at once

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21
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How many people were executed at Tyburn?

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1,232

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What percentage of executions at Tyburn were of men under 21?

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90%

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23
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How many people attended the execution of Jack Shepard at Tyburn?

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200,000

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24
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Why did Britain chose to implement transportation?

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-it was a middle ground punishment = more extreme than whipping but less extreme than excecution
-it would help Britain populate its colonies
-imprisonment was expensive

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25
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Why did transportation to America end? When?

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-becuase America won the war of independence and didn’t want their criminals any more
-1776

26
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When did transportation to America start?

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1678

27
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When did the last convict ship arrive in Australia?

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1868

28
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What emerged due to the sharp increase in the prison population after transportation to America stopped?

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-hulks
-old warships that housed criminals

29
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What were the advantages/disadvantages of hulks?

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-advantage = provided extra space to compensate for overcrowded prisons
-disadvantages = captains made no effort to keep ships clean, lack of supervision led to violence

30
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How many convicts were sent to Australia?

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About 2000 per year

31
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What was life like if you became a farm worker in Australia?

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Could be on an isolated farm at the mercy of their master so dangerous

32
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What was life like if you became a domestic worker in Australia?

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Treated as part of the family

33
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Who was best off when they got to Australia?

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Skilled workers (blacksmiths, carpenters)

34
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What brought transportation to an end?

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-too expensive
-not enough of a deterrent
-Australians no longer wanted their criminals

35
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Why did the prison reform happen? Industrial.

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-Victorian governments adopted a more humanitarian approach
-prison reformers
-ending of transportation meant more people in prison
-change in public attitudes

36
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Why did debtors make up so much of the prison population?

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They would be imprisoned for being in debt and then they would have to pay for food and bedding. They would have to pay a discharge fee when they were released

37
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What were John Howard’s proposals for improved prison conditions?

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-sound, hygienic, roomy buildings
-salaries for gaolers
-training for prisoners to help reform
-inspection of prisons

38
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What did John Howard acheive?

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-the gaol fever bill called for prisons to be regularly cleaned and have a separate sickroom
-MP Pophams second bill put an end to the jail release bill

39
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What was sir George o Paul’s proposals for improved prison conditions?

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-worked with archeitect William Blackburn for new prisons that were:
-secure with high perimeter wall
-isolation sections where new inmates were bathed and disinfected
-separated based on level of crime and gender

40
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What did George O Paul acheive?

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The Gloucester Prison Act 1785

41
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Why was Elizabeth Fry and advocate for better prison conditions?

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She wanted better conditions for women following a visit to the women’s section of Newgate prison

42
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What did Elizabeth Fry achieve?

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-1817 = formed the association for the improvement of women prisoners in Newgate
-formed the ladies prison committee
-female wardens appointed
-schools created in prisons for women and their children

43
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when did Robert Peel introduce the Gaols Act?

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1823

44
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what did the Gaols Act say?

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-a prison in each country and large town
-paid by local rates
-JPs inspect and report on the conditions in them
-the gaoler to be paid a salary
-prisoners classified

45
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why did Robert Peel pass the Gaols Act?

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to adress the reforms demanded by Howard and Fry

46
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industrial: what was the seperate system?

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-reform prisoners through isolation
-seperate cells
-wore masks
-help a knotted rope 4.5 metres apart
-produced items like boots, clothes and sacks

47
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industrial: what were the issues with the seperate system?

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-expensive
-high death rate
-22 went mad and 3 committed suicide

48
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industrial: what was the silent system?

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-the idea was to make life as miserable as possible
-repetitive, pointless tasks
-treadmill (everlasting staircase)
-crank (turn a handle 1000 x)

49
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what was involved in the prison act of 1865?

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-hammocks replaced with a board bed
-hard fare = bread and water for three days - increased to a month for bad behaviour
-prisons are punishment not reform
-hard labour = three months of treadmill, crank etc

50
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industrial: give a pro and a con for the silent system

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-cheaper than the seperate system
-led to lots of suicide and insanity

51
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what was involved in the prison act of 1877?

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-all prisons under home office control
-central organisation on prison system

52
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modern: in what act were Borstals set up?

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the prevention of crime act of 1908

53
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modern: describe Borstals

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-young people between 15-21
-designed to be educational
-routine and discipline

54
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when were Borstals abolished?

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1982

55
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what was set up after Borstals were abolished?

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Youth Detention Centres or Young Offender Institutions for more serious crimes

56
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modern: give an example of an open prison

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-Ford Open Prison, Ford in West Sussex
-based in a former Naval Air station
-no bars on windows or anything
-Category D prisoners
-gardening and vocational work
-1960

57
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when was probation introduced?

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1907

58
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modern: what was probation?

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-instead of prison
-report regularly to police
-strict guidellines
-if not futher crime takes place in this period then no extra punishment

59
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modern: how was probation changed slightly in 1982?

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-offenders had to attend day centres for up to 60 days
-these would discuss barriers to the offender’s behaviour

60
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when was the parole board set up?

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1967

61
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modern: what is parole?

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-parole means being released before the end of your scentence
-they are monitored by police
-can be applied for and denied

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GCSE History (29 decks)

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