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40 Cards in this Set
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Crime against the person |
These crimes inflict harm on a person |
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Crime against property |
Crimes of theft where there is no threat of force or violence towards an individual |
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Crime against authority |
Crimes that threaten or oppose the government or leaders |
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Retrobution |
Punishment given to someone which was intended to act as revenge |
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Deterrence |
Punishment given to someone which was intended to discourage them from doing it again |
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Reformation |
Punishment given to someone which was intended to improve their character and make them a better person |
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How was law enforcement organised originally |
By the local community- tithings and hue and cry |
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What did people believe about the trial by ordeals |
That god decided their fates |
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How would people be punished in medieval england |
Humiliation by stocks or pillories |
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Stocks |
Wooden frames with holes to hold the feet of someone convicted of a crime |
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Pillory |
A wooden frame with holes to hold the head and hands of someone convicted of a crime |
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Role of the king in angle saxon england |
Controlled land and decided who he would give it to, also defended the country from attacks |
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Role of the nobles in anglo saxon England |
Supported and advised the king, they were given land by the king and in return gave the king homage and sent knights to fight in his army during times of war |
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Role of the church in anglo saxon england |
Had church courts for its clergy and it offered sanctuary for those who committed crimes |
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Crimes against a person examples |
Murder, assault, public dissorder |
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Crimes against a person examples |
Murder, assault, public dissorder |
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Crimes against property examples |
Petty theft, poaching, arson |
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Crimes against authority examples |
Treason, betraying your lord |
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Tithing |
A group of 10 males, if one member broke the law it was the responsibility of the others to catch the culprit and take them to court |
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Tithing |
A group of 10 males, if one member broke the law it was the responsibility of the others to catch the culprit and take them to court |
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Hue and cry |
A method of raising the alarm for the rest of the village after a crime had been committed |
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Trial by jury |
Jury made of men from the village who would decide the outcome of the trial |
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Trial by jury |
Jury made of men from the village who would decide the outcome of the trial |
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Trial by ordeal |
If local jury could not decide the outcome of a crime then the villagers would turn to god to decide |
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Trial by jury |
Jury made of men from the village who would decide the outcome of the trial |
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Trial by ordeal |
If local jury could not decide the outcome of a crime then the villagers would turn to god to decide |
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4 types of trial by ordeal |
Hot iron- accused would hold burning hot weight in their hand and see if it was healed after 3 days Hot water- put hand in boiling water and if it healed they were innocent Blessed bread- accused ate bread and if they didn’t choke they were innocent Cold water- tied to a rope and lowered into water and if they floated they were guilty |
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3 main types of punishment in anglo saxon england |
1.Pillory&stocks 2.Capital punishment 3.Corporal punishment |
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Wergild |
System of fines used in anglo saxon england that was paid as compensation to the victims of crime or their famillies |
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Wergild |
System of fines used in anglo saxon england that was paid as compensation to the victims of crime or their famillies |
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3 new laws passed in anglo saxon England and what they were |
Murdum fine- if a norman was killed and the murderer was not captured ans executed then the people in the region had to pay a murdrum fine forest laws- cutting down of trees was forbidden in certain forests and the hunting of deer was forbidden Women- much harsher on women than the past |
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3 law enforcement methods continued on into normal England |
Tithings Hue and cry Trial by ordeal |
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3 law enforcement methods continued on into normal England |
Tithings Hue and cry Trial by ordeal |
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Law enforcement introduced in norman england |
Role of sherrif and the posse |
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3 law enforcement methods continued on into normal England |
Tithings Hue and cry Trial by ordeal |
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Law enforcement introduced in norman england |
Role of sherrif and the posse |
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Posse |
Group of men summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace and called upon in an emergency |
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What law enforcement did the normans establish |
Manor courts- these met to discuss and punish crimes that took place on the land of the lord of the manor |
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What law enforcement did the normans establish |
Manor courts- these met to discuss and punish crimes that took place on the land of the lord of the manor Trial by combat- the normans were very pro-combat and the accused and accuser fought, with the loser, being either killed or unable to fight, winning the agreement. Church courts- members of the church could be tried on church courts, they would never award the death penalty |
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Law enforcement introduced in medieval England |
Posse- a group of men organised by the sheriff to catch a criminal Royal court- introduced by henry II in 1163, heard the most serious cases of crime Coroner- introduced by richard I in 1194, they investigated any death that occurred from unnatural causes Justices of the peace- introduced in 1327, they would meet 4 times a year to take part in manor courts and enforce the law, they were appointed by the king Parish constables- introduced in 1285 by Edward I, men in parish would volunteer for the role and they would be responsible for keeping the peace in their parish during their spare time |
