Crime and punishment are like peanut butter and jelly. Back in London during the 1800’s London's crime rate went up from about 5,000 per year in 1800 to about 20,000 per year in 1840. The Victorians were firm believers in punishment for criminals.The crime in London was starting to rise during the 1800’s. And the punishments started to get more civilized. In order to understand crime and punishment in London during the 1800’s one must examine crime,punishment,social class, and the judicial system. In order to understand crime and punishment in London during the 1800’s one must examine crime. The four elements of crime are; what were the common types of crimes committed in London during the 1800’s,what was considered a crime in London,what
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The common crimes people committed back then would have been very small things. “Small boys could be arrested for bowling hoops or knocking on doors, street musicians could be arrested just for playing”(Dundee,29) these little things were considered crimes but at times now the authorities or police wouldn't think twice about arresting them. But other issues like rioting were common crimes due to over taxing or the lack of food available “Rioting was common in the earlier part of the century, often over the price and availability of food.”(Dundee,31) Rioting today is considered a crime if it is not peaceful. Another common crime was poaching “Poaching was a common crime in rural areas and petty theft in urban areas. The crowded cities also provided opportunities for thieves to ply their …show more content…
You can see throughout the paper that these four components were crucial to the development of crime and punishment in London during the 1800’s. With the crime aspect you saw what a common crime was, what was considered a crime, what was the crime rate in London during the 1800s, and did they have police and who could be one etc. With the punishment aspect you saw how a punishment was given out, if the punishments were too harsh, and if there was a limit on what one could do or not do with the punishments. With the social class/gender aspect you saw that men commit the majority of the crimes, women were treated differently, but they saw it as well because there punishments received, blacks committed few to no crimes, and social class did affect the outcome of punishments given. Finally, with the judicial system aspect you saw that London had a legit court system, there were local authorities/police, and who made the laws. So I guess crime and punishment are like peanut butter and jelly because they go hand and hand. If an individual commits a crime there must be a punishment as a consequence to allow society to remain
The common crimes people committed back then would have been very small things. “Small boys could be arrested for bowling hoops or knocking on doors, street musicians could be arrested just for playing”(Dundee,29) these little things were considered crimes but at times now the authorities or police wouldn't think twice about arresting them. But other issues like rioting were common crimes due to over taxing or the lack of food available “Rioting was common in the earlier part of the century, often over the price and availability of food.”(Dundee,31) Rioting today is considered a crime if it is not peaceful. Another common crime was poaching “Poaching was a common crime in rural areas and petty theft in urban areas. The crowded cities also provided opportunities for thieves to ply their …show more content…
You can see throughout the paper that these four components were crucial to the development of crime and punishment in London during the 1800’s. With the crime aspect you saw what a common crime was, what was considered a crime, what was the crime rate in London during the 1800s, and did they have police and who could be one etc. With the punishment aspect you saw how a punishment was given out, if the punishments were too harsh, and if there was a limit on what one could do or not do with the punishments. With the social class/gender aspect you saw that men commit the majority of the crimes, women were treated differently, but they saw it as well because there punishments received, blacks committed few to no crimes, and social class did affect the outcome of punishments given. Finally, with the judicial system aspect you saw that London had a legit court system, there were local authorities/police, and who made the laws. So I guess crime and punishment are like peanut butter and jelly because they go hand and hand. If an individual commits a crime there must be a punishment as a consequence to allow society to remain