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When was merdrum introduced and abolished

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C1066-C1385

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When we’re Hersey introduced

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C1382

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When we’re parish constables introduced

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1285

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When we’re coroners appointed

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1190

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When was trial by ordeal abolished

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1215

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When we’re the justice of peace intoduced

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1195

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What was the benefit of the clergy

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The claim of the accused person that could have a more lenient court hearing - priests who had to prove it by reciting parts of the bible

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In what years did Mary burn 238 Protestants

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(1553-58)

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How many witches were executed

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1000

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Between what years were witches procecuted

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1542-1736

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What book did James the 1st write

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‘Demonology’

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What year did James I write his book

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1597

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When did James I die?

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1625

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What did Matthew Hopkins call himself

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‘The witch hunter general’

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How many witches did Mathew Hopkins accuse and execute

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He executed around 300

*more than anyone the previous 100 years

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Between what years did Mathew Hopkins operate

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1545-47

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Why did people accuse witches

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If they had bad harvests, lack of authority after the civil war, many widows after the war, skin blemishes

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when was the witchcraft act and what was it?

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1542-Made it punishable by death

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Who did transportation begin under

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James I

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Who many people were transported to America

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50,000-80,000

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When did the bloody code begin and how many crimes were punishable by death

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C1688 when 50 crimes were punishable by death

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When was the royal society

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1662-increased influence of science

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When was the last witchcraft execution

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1716

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When was the witchcraft act which ended which craft

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1735

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When did smuggling increase
1740-1850
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What was a gang which smuggled
The Hawkhurst gang
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When we’re taxes cut
1840s
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When was the Waltham black act and when was it repealed
1723-1823
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When we’re the bow street runners founded
1749
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Who founded the bow street runners
Henry fielding
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Who took over the bow street runners in 1754
Fieldings half brother John
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When we’re the bow street runners paid by the government
1785
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When was the met police act and when was it
1829-which gave London a uniformed police force
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How did peel persuade the government to sign the met police act
By using statistics and ensuring it wouldn’t cause less freedom
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What was the police act and what was it
1856-Meant all areas had had to have a professional police force
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When was the first national crime records
1869
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When did the bow street runners merge with the police
1839
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When did transportation to America begin
C1610
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When did American transportation end
1776-after the war of inderpendence
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When did transportation to Australia begin and end
1787-1868
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Why did transportation to Australia end
Too expensive, 1851 gold rush which made Australia a desirable place, wages were better in Australia so it became an opportunity,prisons became useful,
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Why was transportation useful
Got rid of convicts, became valued members of society
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When we’re the first prisons used
1800sp
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What was negative about the original prisons
You had to pay for your time, richer Inmates had a better time, you could pay for someone else to do your time, many would come out in debt, about 1/4 died a year due to typhus, no running water or sewage, overcrowded
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What was the gaolers act and when was it introduced
It abolished gaolers fees and improved sanitation, got better prison wardens,separated types of prisoners-work of John Howard 1823
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When did Elizabeth fry start her work and what did she do
1813-began to work in Newgate prison, set up education and got better food, she influenced the gaolers act,
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What’s was pentonville
The first model prison for the separate system
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When did the separate system start
1842
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What were the traits of pentonville and the separate system
Desire to reform and deter,good conditions, solitary confinement, spereation from bad influences, Boredom made them pay for their crime-lead to mental health and 22 went mad/26 had mental breakdowns/3 commuter suicide
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When was the silent system introduced and finish
C1860s-C1922
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What was the silent system like
Silent at all time, ‘hard board, hard work, hard labour’, strict conditions, monotous food and work eg.The crank,slept on wooden planks More of a deterrent than reform
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What did Robert Peel do?
- Reduced number of crimes punishable by death - made more lenient punishment for petty crimes - focused on reform - abolished the bloody code - the crime had to fit the punishment - started the met police and influenced the police act - influences the gaols act
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When was the last public hanging
1868
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What did John Howard (1726-1790) do?
-he became interested when he was sheriff of bedfordsheer and inspected prisons-he was shocked with what he saw -
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What did John Howard publish in 1777 and what did it state
‘The state of prisons in England and Wales’ - detailed problems - strongly attacked the fees the prisoners had to pay - proposed improvements: healthier accommodation, separation of prisoners, good diet and prison guards He was criticised for being too lenient
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What did Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) do?
- She was a Quaker and visited Newgates women’s prison and was horrified - she believed there was god in everyone and could be reformed - she saw 300 women,some with children, some with women and children in 3 small rooms - she highlighted poor conditions and exploitation of women by male guards - She set up a school teaching them key skills that they can use upon release - she influenced the gaols act
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Between when was the bloody code
C1688-1820s
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From when to when was peel the home security
1822-42
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When we’re open prisons introduced
1933
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When we’re suspended sentences introduced
1967
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``` What was introduced in the 1990s-2000s? - - - - ```
- electronic tagging - alcohol treatment - ASBOs - restorative juctise
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How many crimes were punishable by death 1900
4
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What were the miscarriages of justice in terms of death penalty
1953-Deric Bentley | 1950s-Timothy Evans
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When was the last execution
1964
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When was the CID introduced
1842

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