HISTORY CRIME AND PUNISHMENT !
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How long was a shift in a lodging house ?
8 hours .
Deterrence ?
punishment to discourage crime.
Retribution ?
punishment to make the offender suffer and get what they deserved .
What was bad about lodging houses ?
Unhygienic \ dangerous .
Do u own or rent a lodging house ?
Rent .
What was the population of Whitechapel ?
30 000 .
What was James 1 book called ?
Demonology .
When did witchcraft reach its peak ?
When James 1 was monarch .
When did the decline in the belief of witchcraft happen ?
1700 .
Who was the witchfinder general ?
Matthew Hopkins .
What period did people most believe in witchcraft ?
Medieval period .
What were the Irish terrorists called ?
Fenians .
What were the 2 main gangs in Whitechapel ?
Bessarabian tigers and the odessians .
What was the behaviour of the people of Whitechapel ?
Drunk and disorderly .
What can prostitution lead to ?
Sexual assault .
Who was Jack the Ripper ?
An unidentified serial killer who murdered women .
What was a strong cause of crime in Whitechapel ?
Poverty .
What was smuggling ?
People smuggled alcohol drugs and sometimes even people through the river Thames .
When did transportation begin ?
In 1600s to North America .
How long did the trip take to Liverpool to north America?
3 to 6 months .
Why did people see transportation as a good thing ?
It allowed it to send people to defend and settle North America .
When did transportation change to Australia ?
In 1776.
Why did transportation change to Australia in 1776 ?
America become independent.
When was transportation abolished?
1868 .
Why did people see transportation as a bad thing ?
They felt it was more harsh then death because many People had stay there because the didn’t have enough money to travel back .
How long was the sentence during transportation?
7 to 14 years .
Who introduced the metropolitan police act ?
Sir Robert peel .
Why was the Metropolitan Police established in 1829 ?
Rising crime, growing cities, and the need for a professional police force. It was introduced by Robert Peel.
What was the role of the Metropolitan Police?
To prevent crime and maintain public order .
Why did some people oppose the new police force?
Because they felt controlled and felt they had less freedom .
What was the “beat system”?
This was when Police officers patrolled a specific route regularly to deter crime.
How many divisions was the metropolitan police force split in to ?
20 divisions .
What division looked after Whitechapel ?
H division .
What was the role of the CID?
To investigate crimes like a detective .
How did technology help policing in the 20th century?
Telephones, radios, cars, fingerprints, DNA profiling, and CCTV improved crime detection.
What influenced medieval attitudes to punishment?
Religion. People believed crime was a sin against God as well as against society.
Why were punishments often harsh in medieval England?
To deter people from committing crimes again .
What was the purpose of public punishments?
To humiliate.