Industrial Age

Question 1

Causes of crime (7)

Answer 1

Population growth - Anonymity, nature rather than nurture , poverty and unemployment, transport methods, street lighting, questioning of God (Darwinism), penny dreadful

Question 2

New Crimes

Answer 2

Pickpocketing, Garroting, Toepuddle Martyrs, Swing Rioters, Luddites, Jack the Ripper

Question 3

Law Enforcement

Answer 3

Bow Street Runner, Met police, CID, Fingerprint Bureau

Question 4

Punishments

Answer 4

Silent and Separate System, Measure drop, bloody code reformed

Question 5

Who were the Toepuddle Martrys?

Answer 5

-men who tried to form a trade union.

Question 6

Who were the Luddites.

Answer 6

• Machine breakers in the towns.

Question 7

Who were the Swing Rioters?

Answer 7

• Machine breakers in the country side.

Question 8

Bow Street Runners

Answer 8

• First professional police force (employed ex constables who already had experienced)
  -Founded in 1749 by John and Henry Fielding
• Consisted of 8 men
• Only addressed crimes that had already happened.

Question 9

Metropolitan Police

Answer 9

• Founded by Sir Robert Peele

At least 5.6, under 35 and physically fit to apprehend criminals.
-Good pay and training - so could be taken seriously.
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Question 10

Seperate System

Answer 10

• prisoners had own cells and only allowed to leave during chapel and excercise but was mentally distressing causing prisoners anguish
  -Cost of individiual cells expensive.