Changing views on the purpose of punishment (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Main shift in punishment c1700-c1900
Main shift in punishment c1700-c1900
From harsh public spectacles & transportation to imprisonment & rehabilitation
Year transportation to N. America began
Year transportation to N. America began
1610
Bloody Code 1823 reform: crime numbers
Bloody Code 1823 reform: crime numbers
From 222 to 122 capital offenses
Two major abolitions in 1868
Two major abolitions in 1868
Transportation and public executions ended
Three 19th century punishment purposes
Three 19th century punishment purposes
Retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation
Retribution definition
Retribution definition
Punishment matches crime severity
Rehabilitation definition
Rehabilitation definition
Reforming offenders to return to society
Transportation sentence length
Transportation sentence length
7 years
People transported to Australia 1787-1868
People transported to Australia 1787-1868
Over 160,000
Economic reason transportation ended
Economic reason transportation ended
Gold discovered in Australia
John Howard's influence
John Howard's influence
1774 Gaol Act improving prison health & sanitation
Where Elizabeth Fry began work in 1813
Where Elizabeth Fry began work in 1813
Newgate Prison
What Elizabeth Fry established
What Elizabeth Fry established
Educational programs for female prisoners teaching useful skills
Peak capital crimes in Bloody Code (1810)
Peak capital crimes in Bloody Code (1810)
222 offenses punishable by death
Year of last hanging for shoplifting
Year of last hanging for shoplifting
1822