Attitudes Towards Crime And Punishment Flashcards
(22 cards)
Purpose of punishment in the Middle Ages
Deterrence, retribution and to keep order
How was punishment shown in the Middle Ages
Kept public and harsh
Give common types of punishment in the early modern era
Whipping
Public humiliation
Hanging
Prisons were only used for what
Temporarily to hold offenders or debtors
Some changes in attitude came with what
Elizabethan poor laws where government set up house of corrections
What was the major change in punishment in the industrial era
Transportation and the attitude of banning criminals
Why were people in support of transportation
Alternative to death penalty
Workers were needed for the new colony
People felt the bloody code was too harsh
Gales adt of what year improved what
1823 improved security and sanitation
Why were separate and silent systems introduced
Focus on punishment and reform
Penal servitude act of what year, what was it
1865 ruled that all prisoners should experience hard labour, hard fare and hard board
Why and when was the Penal servitude act banned
1868 due to change in attitude towards public execution
Up until when had juveniles been treated the same as adults
19th century
When were reform schools introduced and who for
1850s for 10-15yr olds
In 1908 what did borstals focus on
Discipline and authorities
When was the old system replaced and what by
1982 replaced by youth detention centres
After detention centres were introduced, youth re-offending rose to what %
75%
Give 2 types of punishment in the 21st century
Electrical tagging
ASBOs
When did flogging of prisoners end
1948
When was capital punishment abolished
1969
Capital punishment was abolished following what 3 cases
Derek Bentley
Ruth Ellis
Timothy Evan’s
Why was rehabilitation introduced
Believed that education&training, treatment for addiction, counselling a criminal could learn to be a useful member of society
What is restitution
Doing something for the victim or community to pay them back for a crime committed
