Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages/ Medieval Period Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of Crime
A
General poverty
class difference
family feuds
introduction to new laws
2
Q
crimes
A
theft murder arson rape receiving stolen goods counterfeiting coins
3
Q
crime rates
A
Theft: 73.5%
murder: 18.2%
Receiving stolen goods: 6.2%
Arson, Rape, counterfeiting coins, treason and others : 2.1%
4
Q
Court
A
judges were not bias
listened to both sides and inflicted reasons punishment after asking questions to both sides
Cases rarely lasted half an hour
5
Q
crime prevention
A
Justice of Peace were appointed. They heard cases and inflicted reasonable punishments
6
Q
punishments
A
to shame, to compensate, to change, to remove, to seriously hurt, to deter
