c1000-c1500 Flashcards
what’s Hue and cry?
early English legal practice of pursuing a criminal with cries and sounds of alarm
what are Hundreds?
The division of shires into smaller regions that can contain approximately 100 house holds
what are Tithings?
In Saxon and medieval times, people policed their own community. Men were arranged into groups of ten called tithings.
what are Parish Constables?
They were usually local tradesmen or farmers, which meant that communities were ‘policing’ themselves.
what are Coroners
Coroners are independent judicial officers who investigate deaths reported to them.(1194)
what are moral crimes?
Crimes against the normal standard of morality
give 3: Crimes against person
Assault
Domestic violence
murder
Give 3 examples: Crimes against property
burglary
robbery
vandalism
what happened in 1164?
Constitutions of Clarendon (cut power of the church).
what happened 1215?
Pope bans Trial by
Ordeal (ends in England in
1219) (also magna carta was signed)
what is treason?
the crime of betraying a nation or a sovereign by acts considered dangerous to security
what is the justices of peace act 1361?
permitted a justice of the peace to bind over people who disturbed the peace to provide recognisance to ensure their future good conduct.
what happened in 1066?
1066 – Norman invasion of
England. William of Normandy
becomes king.
what was the jsutice of peace(JP)?
A justice of the peace is a lay magistrate, appointed from within the local community and trained in criminal law and procedure.
what is Wergild?
a type of compensation that was paid to the victims of crime or their families based on social status.
