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Crime and punishment in the industrial period 1750 - 1900
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- 1Why did crime in the nineteenth century (industrial period).Increase of the population rose after 1750, this meant there were many more offenders and victims
.The growth of industry and trade meant there was more stuff to steal - 2What is petty theft ?low level crimes, eg; petty theft
- 3What year did the industrial period start and end ?1750 - 1900
- 4What types of crimes were the least comitted in the Industrial period ?Violent crimes were rare, only 10% of crimes were violent
- 5What was the most common offence for which women were charged for ?Prositution
- 6The most common offenders were ?|The most common offenders were were male poor people who normally stole from shops, or the workplace.
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