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Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages/ Medieval Period Flashcards

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Causes of Crime

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General poverty
class difference
family feuds
introduction to new laws

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crimes

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theft 
murder
arson 
rape 
receiving stolen goods 
counterfeiting coins
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crime rates

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Theft: 73.5%
murder: 18.2%
Receiving stolen goods: 6.2%
Arson, Rape, counterfeiting coins, treason and others : 2.1%

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Court

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judges were not bias
listened to both sides and inflicted reasons punishment after asking questions to both sides

Cases rarely lasted half an hour

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crime prevention

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Justice of Peace were appointed. They heard cases and inflicted reasonable punishments

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punishments

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to shame, to compensate, to change, to remove, to seriously hurt, to deter

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Elective History (5 decks)

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