Crime And Punishment (18th+19th Century) Flashcards
Explain prisoners, gaolers and inmates (18th century)
Everyone in prisons together (men, women and kids), no privacy (toilet in the corner of a big cell with lots of different people, unsanitary (people caught a disease they called jail flu, somewhere to keep people who had offended, rich people could buy luxuries (pets, drugs, food, wine)
Explain prisoners, gaolers and inmates (19th century)
Started to rehabilitate prisoners, it was the punishment, there was some privacy, prisons separated people into children, men and women.
The bloody code.
It was in the 18th century.
By 1799 there were 220 crimes punishable by death in Britain.
In 1822 you could be killed for stealing something worth 5 shillings (25p)
Anyone could go to excursions.
Transportation to Australia.
It was done in the 18th century for petty crime not punishable by death the trip was 3 months long, they had to stay for 7 years, they had to pay there own way back.
Explain the police force.
In the late 18th century 8 officers were put around London to patrol. In the early to mid 19th century Sir Robert Peel set up the metropolitan police force with more officers. They weren’t liked to begin with. They were originally called peelers. Poor people thought they were only looking out for the rich. Joseph Hudson invented the police whistle.
The industrial revolution and how it changed crime and punishment.
Newspapers became more popular but made people more worried about crime. The population in cities so more poor and crammed areas so more poverty stricken crime. Trains were used for criminals to escape quickly so it was harder for the police to catch them it also helped transport prisoners though. Powerful street gangs emerged across the country.
Elizabeth fry.
19th century prison reformer. Brought clean clothes, started a school and red from the bible. Wanted especially to help women in prisons.
John Howard.
18th century prison reformer. He was shocked by the conditions and wanted to help.
