Lesson 7 C1500 - C1700

Question 1

Why did changes in law enforcement have to change?

Answer 1

• traditional methods became less effective, a more organised system needed to be put into place.
• role of church decreased

Question 2

Continuity in catching criminals and preventing crimes

Answer 2

• In early modern England, people were expected to raise hue and cry
• There was no national police force and the method/effectiveness of preventing and catching criminals varied across country

Question 3

Change in catching criminals and preventing crimes

Answer 3

• Watchmen
  carried lamp , rang bell to alert people, overseen by town constable , patrolled the streets between 10pm and dawn, All male householders expected to volunteer and unpaid role.
• Town constables
  Employed by authorities in towns, respected members of the community, had the power to arrest suspects and take them to jps and helped with town administration

Question 4

how did the role of the church change?

Answer 4

In the middle ages, the church provided an alternate justice system through the benefit of the clergy and sanctuary .
For early modern period, church itself became less powerful

Question 5

Change in the role of the church

Answer 5

Benefit of the clergy = Henry VII allowed non clergy BOC once and people were branded to show they had received the privilege.
Edward made serious crime like murder exempt from benefit of clergy so everyone including clerics were tried in secular courts.

Sanctuary = Henry VIII stopped exile abroad for those claiming sanctuary, instead they had to keep to designated sanctuaries.
in 2623, James I abolished sanctuary altogether.