ENFORCEMENT MEDIEVAL 1250-1500

ENFORCEMENT MEDIEVAL 1250-1500

1. JURY

   • MEDIEVAL JURIES WOULD HAVE TO BE FROM THE SAME PARISH OR HUNDRED AS THE ACCUSED, THIS MEANT THEY COULD USE KNOWLEGE , BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THE PAST OFFENCES TO HELP REACH A VERDICT
   • IN OUR DAY JURY MEMBERS MUSTNT KNOW THE ACCUSED AND MUST LISTEN TO TWO LAWYERS WHO PRESSENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE IF THE ACCUSED IS GUILTY OR NOT
   • MOST JURIES WOULD ONLY LAST FOR 20 MINUTES

2. COURTS

   • ROYAL COURTS
     • HEARD THE MOST SERIOUS OF CASES
     • JURIES WERE DRAWN FROM THE CRIMINALS OWN AREA
   • CHURCH COURTS
     • NO JURIES PRIESTS HEARD THE EVIDENCE AND PASSED JUDGEMENT
     • ALL LAWS WERE BASED ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPALS
   • JP'S
     • PASSED REALLY SERIOUS CASES OVER TO THE ASSIZIES
     • THE KIND OPPOINTED 3 OR 4 JP'S
     • THEY ONLY MET TWICE A YEAR
   • MANNOR CORTS
     • BY 1250 THEY JUDGED MOST PETTY CRIME CASES
     • THE LORD OF HIS STEWARD RAN THE COURT

3. ENFORCERS

   • KING
     • HAD OVERALL CHARGE
     • THE KINGS PEACE
   • POLICING
     • NO FULL TIME POLICE. WOULD OF BEEN TO EXPENSIVE POLICING WAS DONE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS
   • PEOPLE
     • ESSENTIALL IN KEEPING LAW AND ORDER
   • SHERIFF
     • WORKED CLOSELY WITH CHIEF CONSTABLE
     • KINGS AGENT IN EACH COUNTY
   • CONSTABLES
     • CHIEF CONSTABLES OF THE HUNDRED
       • APPOINTED ONCE A YEAR, THEY WERE USUALLY WEALTHY FARMERS. GAINED LOCAL STATUS, COULD OF BEEN IN ARMY/SHERIFFS POSSE
     • PARISH CONSTABLES
       • 1 YEAR OPPOINTMENT
         • ONE RESPONSIBLE MAN
       • MAKE SURE HE COULD SUPLY ARMY IF NEEDED
         • HE DID THIS JOB ALONG SIDE HIS NORMAL FULL TIME JOB