Early Modern Crime and Punishment 1500-1750

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GCSE Crime and Punishment (Early Modern 1500-1750) Flashcards on Early Modern Crime and Punishment 1500-1750, created by Tom Lea on 21/03/2018.
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The 4 New crimes 1.Vagrancy 2.Moral Crime 3.Witchcraft 4.Organised Crimes(Highway robbery, smuggling)
Describe Vagrancy ,give definitions and examples People 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.
What 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
Describe Witchcraft, give definitions and examples Women(mostly) were accused of being witches. Those accused often weak-easy targets. Used as scapegoats (harvest fail).
Describe Moral Crime, give definitions and examples If puritans become more influential(extremely religious) moral crime rate increases. Examples include, swearing, having affairs, not going to church.
Describe Organised crime, give definitions and examples smuggling 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.
What continuity occurred for crime and criminals 1.Similar types of crime to medieval 2.Petty crime most common 3.Theft most common crime
Enforcement- what are the 5 courts 1.The Assizes 2.Manor Courts 3.Petty sessions 4.Church courts 5.Quarter sessions
What did the assizes deal with? Serious cases,e.g. murder,arson, rape-capital crimes.
What did the manor courts deal with? Same as medieval,minor assaults .Became less important -petty sessions took over.
What did the petty sessions deal with? Petty crimes, small groups of JP's met in local areas.
What 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.
What did the quarter sessions deal with? Less serious cases,most petty crime. JP's given more powers- fix roads, fix wages, arrest vagrants.
Continuity of enforcement Enforcers still unpaid, hue and cry still enforced, relied on the local people, repeat offenders a problem.
Changes of enforcement Sheriffs far less important as JP's take over. As towns grow watchmen more important.
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