Causes of Crime Flashcards
4 main causes of poverty in Medieval Era
High taxes
Famine
Disease
Warfare
When was the Great Famine in the Medieval Era
1315-17
What primarily caused the Great Famine 1315-17
Series of poor harvests (killed 10% of population)
When was the Black Death in the Medieval Era
1340s
Name for disease in 1340s where villages were left deserted and land was left unarmed leading to hunger and poverty
Black Death
What is a key example of war (warfare) in Medieval Era
Norman Conquest from 1066
When was the Norman Conquest
From 1066
What did high taxes in the late 1370s lead to
Peasant’s Revolt 1381
In the Medieval Era poverty is the main cause of crime as there are so many things that cause poverty. What are 2 other causes of crime
Access to dangerous weapons
Increase in trade and business
Why does an increase in trade and business in the medieval era cause crime
More Merchants and traders use roads so highway robbery increases
How access to dangerous weapons in Medieval Era caused crime
Easy access to farming tools like axes etc which can be used for murder and manslaughter
3 main causes of crime in Medieval Era
Poverty (due to famine, warfare, disease and high tax)
Access to dangerous weapons
Increase in trade and business
2 main causes of crime in Early Modern Era (16th and 17th Century)
Poverty
religion
Why poverty was such a huge cause of crime in Early modern era
Growing population
Bad harvests
Dissolution of monasteries
Changes in farming methods
Etc- think Elizabeth!
What is a heretic
Someone who refuses to accept and follow the official religion of a country
Why did treason and Hersey increase in the early modern era (they weren’t previously a cause of crime in the Medieval Era)
Due to Protestant reformation and the official religion of the country continuously changing and people weren’t ready to suddenly change their religious views and accept the new religion which meant that according to the country’s laws they were committing a crime
E.g the reformation of the church in 1533 by Henry V111- this meant there were stricter rules on what was classified as heresy (a crime) as before no one really considered going against the official religion as it was always the same and unquestioned
What is treason
Betraying the Monarch/ government
(Hersey is part of this as going against the official religion is also going against the Monarch who enforces that official religion)
Main causes of crime in Industrial era
Industrialisation and urbanisation occur (following the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s) Therefore the following listed things that are associated with this as a result of more people living in crowded areas, people losing jobs to more machinery etc are what cause an increase in crime
-Economic problems
-political unrest
-poor living conditions
-increasing population
-growth of industrial towns
3 Key places that became cities in Industrial era
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
What causes of crime appear in the 20th/ 21st century that weren’t previously causes
Increasing technology- growth of cars so easier to get away after committing crime + TV glamorises criminal lifestyle
Misuse of alcohol and drugs due to these being more available- people can’t think properly so turn to bad behaviour
More financial worries due to cost of living crisis
True or false, poverty is always a cause of crime
True
During all time periods there are always people in poverty meaning people turn to theft out of desperation
5 key dates
Peasants revolt:
Great Famine
Black Death
Norman conquest
Henry V111 reformation of the church and treason laws
Peasants revolt: 1381
Great Famine:1315-17
Black Death:1340s
Norman conquest: from 1066
Henry V111 reformation of the church and treason laws: 1533 and 1534
What % of the population were killed in the great famine 1315-17
10%
