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Early Modern Crime and Punishment 1500-1750
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- 1The 4 New crimes1.Vagrancy
2.Moral Crime
3.Witchcraft
4.Organised Crimes(Highway robbery, smuggling) - 2Describe Vagrancy ,give definitions and examplesPeople who would travel from town to town looking for jobs and stealing money. For example they would pretend to be ill (soap trick) and beg for money.
- 3What did vagrancy cause?1.Increase in population, 2.4 million (1520)-4.1 million (1600)
2.Lack of work
3.People look for work and begin to steal - 4Describe Witchcraft, give definitions and examplesWomen(mostly) were accused of being witches. Those accused often weak-easy targets. Used as scapegoats (harvest fail).
- 5Describe Moral Crime, give definitions and examplesIf puritans become more influential(extremely religious) moral crime rate increases. Examples include, swearing, having affairs, not going to church.
- 6Describe Organised crime, give definitions and examplessmuggling was an easy way to make money(one weeks wage in a night),done by gangs-had locals support.
Highway robbery ,often violent, would rob and rape women on the new unlit highways. Woman who said they knew who highway men were got tongue cut out. - 7What continuity occurred for crime and criminals1.Similar types of crime to medieval
2.Petty crime most common
3.Theft most common crime - 8Enforcement- what are the 5 courts1.The Assizes
2.Manor Courts
3.Petty sessions
4.Church courts
5.Quarter sessions - 9What did the assizes deal with?Serious cases,e.g. murder,arson, rape-capital crimes.
- 10What did the manor courts deal with?Same as medieval,minor assaults .Became less important -petty sessions took over.
- 11What did the petty sessions deal with?Petty crimes, small groups of JP's met in local areas.
- 12What did the church courts deal with?Same as medieval, sins in the name of God, became particularly important during late 1500's- early 1600's as puritans influence.
- 13What did the quarter sessions deal with?Less serious cases,most petty crime. JP's given more powers- fix roads, fix wages, arrest vagrants.
- 14Continuity of enforcementEnforcers still unpaid, hue and cry still enforced, relied on the local people, repeat offenders a problem.
- 15Changes of enforcementSheriffs far less important as JP's take over. As towns grow watchmen more important.
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- GCSE Crime and Punishment (Early Modern 1500-1750) Karteikarten am Early Modern Crime and Punishment 1500-1750, erstellt von Tom Lea am 21/03/2018.
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