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Crime and Punishment Flashcards

1
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Who were the bow street runners created by?

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Henry Fielding

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2
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By what year did Henry Fielding’s brother - John Fielding - take over the bow street runners?

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1754

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How did the bow street runners charge a fee for their use?

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They would collect a reward from the people who hired them if they successfully convicted a criminal in court

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4
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In what year did the bow street runners become officially paid by the government?

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1785

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5
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What did the bow street runners aim to do?

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Deter criminals from committing crime by increasing the chances of them getting caught

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6
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What did the bow street runners’ office on bow street become?

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A central location for collecting and sharing information about criminals.

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7
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What years were Robert Peel prime minister?

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Between 1834 and 1835 and again from 1842 to 1846

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How did Peel want the punishment system?

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He wanted it aimed at reforming a criminals behaviour rather than just using punishment as a deterrent

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9
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In what year did Peel play a key role in the end of the bloody code?

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1825

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10
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What was the act Peel set up and in which year was it?

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Gaols act - 1823

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What did the Gaols act enforce?

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Regular visits from prison chaplains, wage paid to prison staff, female prisoners looked after by female wardens, prisoners no longer held in chains or irons

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How did Peel change the pay of the metropolitan police?

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Aimed to give them a regular pay structure

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Where did Peel set up the met police headquarters?

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Scotland Yard

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How did Peel change the met police uniform?

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Distinct uniform which was different from the army

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What did Peel make officers carry?

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Truncheons, handcuffs and a wooden rattle

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How did Peel improve training of the met police?

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High quality, standardised training for all

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17
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What was the population of England in 1000 and what percentage of this lived in small countryside villages?

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2 million, 90%

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18
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What were the four types of crime?

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Crime against authority, crime against the person, crime against property, social crime.

19
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Why was there little crime at the beginning of the Anglo Saxon era?

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Because everyone knew each other in the villages which became a deterrent

20
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In the Anglo Saxon era who was responsible for carrying out decisions made by local courts to ensure criminals were punished?

A

Reeves

21
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Why did English towns begin to grow in the Anglo Saxon era?

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Increasing trade with countries in Europe. More people in towns meant that there was more opportunities for crime.

22
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What was the name for people who were unemployed and homeless?

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Vagabonds / vagrants

23
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What year was the vagrancy act and what did it enforce?

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!547 - without work for more than 3 days branded with a V and sold as a slave

24
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After 1500, where would you be taken if you were accused of witchcraft?

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An ordinary court

25
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When was import duty and what was it?

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1600s - A tax which made luxury goods coming into England (such as tea and alcohol) more expensive

26
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What type of crime was smuggling seen as?

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A social crime

27
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Why did smuggling become a crime?

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The government needed to make sure that they gained money from the import duty

28
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What did Oliver Cromwell become after his victory in the English Civil War?

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England’s Lord Protector

29
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What was Oliver Cromwell and what did this lead to him believing in?

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A Puritan - he believed in strict religious rules on behaviour

30
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What did Oliver Cromwell ban at Christmas?

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Drinking alcohol, feasting and playing games.

31
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When were Borstals introduced?

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1902

32
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What did borstals do?

A

Deliberately had a strict routine of work, education and military style physical exercise.

33
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When were borstals abolished and why?

A

1983 - seen as too harsh

34
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When were attendance centres introduced and who were they aimed at?

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1948 - young people who had committed less serious crimes

35
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When were youth detention centres introduced?

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1983

36
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What did youth detention centres replace?

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Borstals

37
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What were youth detention centres used for?

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Holding young criminals and keeping them away from adult prisons

38
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When was hard labour abolished in prisons and the tread wheel and crank banned?

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1902

39
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What year was probation introduced?

A

1907

40
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What year were open prisons introduced?

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1933

41
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What year did the criminal justice act ban corporal punishment in prisons?

A

1948

42
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What year was community service introduced?

A

1972

43
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What year was electronic tagging introduced?

A

1990

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