1900-present Flashcards
when was the last massive crime increase
1900
how many more crimes are there than 1900
thousands more
reason that crime increased
invention of motor car
when did racial and sexual discrimination become crimes
1960/70s
what year was the new law on hate crime
2007 towards jews and muslims since 9/11
what century were drugs made illegal
20th century
what is a result of the growing drug problem
the growth in internation transport
when were women first introduced as police officers
1920s
when and what was the neighbourhood watch
1982 members of local communities being encourange to help reduce crime in their areas
when did neigbourhood watch become a national network
2007
When was pointless hard labour abolished
1902
when did uniforms, headshaving and solitary confinement end
1922
since ww2 what happened to prisons
sentences have got longer and more crimes have gained a custodial sentence
in the 19th century how were children treated like in the penal system
like adults
when did this change
with the introduction of borstals (strict boarding schools) in 1902 and then approved centres from 1932
when and what is attendence centres
1948 non custodial centres for 10-21 year olds
when and why were borstals abolished
1982 as the public mood turned towards harsher and stricter punishments
what do we now have for children
youth courts, tagging and parental involvment (custodial sentences are seen as last resort)
what is conscription
to make people join the army
how many people refused to the alternative war work
6000 people and became absolutists (refusing to help in any way)
what happened to the absolutists
sent to prison and given hard labour(in silent system prisons) 73 died
how many peoople registered as COs in WW1 and WW2
WW1- 16,000 people
WW2- 60,000 people
what was the biggest change to the penal system in the 20th century
abolition of capital punishment
when and what was the only legal punishment for killing a police officer
by 1957 hanging
what three cases led to the mood change of punishments
timothy evans
ruth ellis
Derek Bentley
how old was derek bentley and how smart was he
19 and he had low iQ
who was he with
Christopher Craig (16) who shot a police officer during a robbery
where and when was the robbery
a croyden warehouse in november 1952
what did the police convict Bentley said to Craig
let him have it
why was hanging stopped in 1965
because the media made it look like the law was cruel and brutal
when was hanging abolished for good
1969
