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15 Cards in this Set
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Murdrum fines |
Replaced wergild- fines were paid directly to the King (usually of an area of land) |
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Metropolitan police act of 1829 |
Set up by Robert Peel in 1829 - they were the first centralised police force, and policed 17 District across London (144 constables at first) |
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Other reasons for witch-hunt being more serious |
Societal change, religious uncertainty, lack of authority, the English Civil War etc. |
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Neighbourhood watch |
Groups of volunteers in local communities who help police to prevent crime with vigilance. They were set up in the 1980s. It increases the role of the individual in law enforcement |
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Reasons that the death penalty declined |
Changing opinions (seen as inhumane criminals should be able to reform), not effective deterrent |
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Sheriff and posse |
If the Hue and Cry failed, the local Sheriff (a paid official) would summon his posse to pursue the criminal |
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Sanctuary |
A criminal who claimed sanctuary by going to a church couldn't be arrested, but either had to be tired in court or leave the country |
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Sir Robert Peel |
Home Secretary of England in 1823, and later became Prime minister twice. Supported penal reform, ended the Bloody Code, and started the Metropolitan Police |
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Prison reform |
Prisons were terrible places before 1800, so many reformers believed that this had ti change to allow prisoners to rehabilitate |
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1856 poluce act |
Forced all areas of the country to establish a professional, government - paid police force |
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Rehabilitation |
Helping criminals to become better people |
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Ruth Ellis |
Was the last women to be hanged (in 1965) - for the murder of her abusive boyfriend |
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Pentonville prison |
Built in 1842, as a model prison for the Separate system. Unfortunately, this system led to 22 prisoners going insane, 26 having nervous breakdowns, and 3 suicides |
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Poaching |
Hunting and stealing livestock which belonged to other people - a social crime |
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Retribution |
Pushing a criminal as revenge for their crime |
