Industrial Crime & Punishment 1760-1820/40

Policing
1. Old forms
  1. JP's
2. New forms
  1. Bow street runners
  2. 1829 Met act
    1. Peelers/ bobbies
      1. Initially not popular
        Invasion of liberty
        Seen as expensive
        Not well traind
        Drunkards
      2. Increased in popularity
        Seen to reduce crime
        Great exhibition gave them good press
    2. Specialists
      1. River Thames police
      2. CID
Laws & Justice
1. Bloody code ended 1820
2. Prison reform
  1. Key people
    1. Elizabeth Fry
    2. John Howard
    3. Samuel Romily
  2. Improved conditions
3. Transportation
  1. Began in this period
  2. Ended in this period
4. Education act
  1. Got children off the streets
5. Rioting
  1. Riot act
  2. Laws to prevent riots
    1. Personal weapons banned
    2. Meetings of more than 5o banned
    3. Magistrates allowed to search peoples homes
Typical crimes
1. Fraud
2. Smuggling
3. Poaching
4. Vandalism
5. Massive increases in...
  1. Theft
  2. Violent crimes
Causes of crimes
1. Population boomed
  1. Greater pressure on jobs
  2. Greater pressure on resource
2. Industrialisation
  1. New types of jobs
  2. Greater move to towns and cities
    1. People were living closer together
  3. Greater communication
3. Political
  1. Revolution in France
Punishemnt
1. Execution limited to
  1. Treason
  2. Murder
2. Moderate crimes
  1. Transportation
    1. Australia
    2. 7 years
    3. Hulk until transported
    4. Slavery in Australia
    5. Pay your own way home
  2. Prisons
    1. Initially everyone togethr
    2. Separate cells following reform
    3. Borstals for children
    4. Separate system as form of reform
    5. Silent system as a form of dterrent
3. Minor crimes
  1. Fines
  2. Whipping

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