Crime and Punishment in the 1800’s
In the novel Frankenstein written by Mary W. Shelley many of the characters are accused and tried for many different crimes. In the 1800’s many crimes were considered punishable by death; even petty ones. In this research paper will be information on theories as to why crime was at such a high rate at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as well as different crimes, the sentences for such crimes, and whether they may, or may not, have been humane/inhumane or ethical. Of course this paper cannot force you to agree or to disagree with its content. It is, after all, just a paper.
It was easy for people of the nineteenth century to dismiss the behaviors of criminals as the fact that they were just that, criminals. However, other theorists believed economic and social circumstances could be a possible reason for the increase of crime. (Source 4) Capital punishment and prison reform were great issues in the nineteenth century; executions declined, transportation as a punishment was ended, and the prison system as we know it today founded. (Source 4) Torture was formally abolished by European governments in the 19th century, however, the actual practice of torture simply decreased during this time.
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Plea bargaining occurs when the prosecutor induces a criminal accused to confess guilt and to claim their right to trial in exchange for a more lenient criminal sanction than would be imposed if the accused were adjudicated guilty following trial. (Source 5) The prosecutor offers leniency either directly, in the form of a charge reduction, or indirectly, through the connivance of the judge, in the form of a recommendation for reduced sentence that the judge will follow. The sixth amendment is most often called upon in such matters. As such it
In the novel Frankenstein written by Mary W. Shelley many of the characters are accused and tried for many different crimes. In the 1800’s many crimes were considered punishable by death; even petty ones. In this research paper will be information on theories as to why crime was at such a high rate at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as well as different crimes, the sentences for such crimes, and whether they may, or may not, have been humane/inhumane or ethical. Of course this paper cannot force you to agree or to disagree with its content. It is, after all, just a paper.
It was easy for people of the nineteenth century to dismiss the behaviors of criminals as the fact that they were just that, criminals. However, other theorists believed economic and social circumstances could be a possible reason for the increase of crime. (Source 4) Capital punishment and prison reform were great issues in the nineteenth century; executions declined, transportation as a punishment was ended, and the prison system as we know it today founded. (Source 4) Torture was formally abolished by European governments in the 19th century, however, the actual practice of torture simply decreased during this time.
Societies and legal systems have employed a wide variety of definitions of …show more content…
Plea bargaining occurs when the prosecutor induces a criminal accused to confess guilt and to claim their right to trial in exchange for a more lenient criminal sanction than would be imposed if the accused were adjudicated guilty following trial. (Source 5) The prosecutor offers leniency either directly, in the form of a charge reduction, or indirectly, through the connivance of the judge, in the form of a recommendation for reduced sentence that the judge will follow. The sixth amendment is most often called upon in such matters. As such it