Crime 1750-1900 Flashcards
1
Q
Why did crime increase? (3 points)
A
More travel - harder to keep track of people.
Larger towns - easier to avoid being caught.
Poverty - stealing to stay alive.
2
Q
Why was smuggling hard to control? (3 points)
A
Areas of coast so large - impossible to cover.
Public opinion - people wanted cheaper goods, so turned a blind eye.
Smugglers not afraid of customs officers - travelled in big groups, had guns, officers were afraid.
3
Q
Why was poaching hard to deal with? (4 points)
A
Juries often didn’t convict people of poaching
Hard to detect - done in secret, at night.
Lack of organised police force.
Public view - sympathetic towards social crimes, thought it was unfair.
