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13 Cards in this Set
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In what year did it become illegal to steal shipwrecked goods and what was the punishment? |
1753; hanging |
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In what year did it become a capital crime to destroy property in food riots? |
1769 |
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What did Cesare Lombroso do? |
19thC: argued that, having conducted experiments, he had found physical features than identified the 'born criminal' |
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In what year did Sir Robert Peel (Home Secretary) establish London's first centrally controlled police force? |
1829 |
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When was the County and Borough Police Act passed? |
1856 |
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What were the 2 main courts in the 19thC? |
King's Court - dealt with treason etc. Assize Court - more localised; tried for things like murder and could dole out death punishments; juries would normally consist of members of the local elite |
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Why were the courts unfair? |
Trials could be conducted in less than 30 minutes Local elite juries had biases So many crimes were punishable by death Element of showmanship in trials, esp. with public hangings |
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In 1820, how many crimes were punishable by death? |
200 |
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When was hanging privatised? |
1868 (wasn't abolished until 1964) |
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What ritualistic elements of public hangings were there? |
Re-enactment of crimes Sometimes judges gave last minute pardons Carnival atmosphere |
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What did Cesare Beccaria say about changing crime + punishment? |
Gradient of punishments for more serious crimes No torture to get confessions |
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What did Jeremy Bentham say about punishment? |
Prison is better than capital punishment because prisoners can be surveilled and reformed |
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In both Britain and Russia, what were the punishments for committing suicide? |
Confiscation of property Not allowed a proper burial |
