Patterns of Change in Crime and Punishment (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Twelve Tables in Ancient Rome
Twelve Tables in Ancient Rome
Written code of law by emperors & Senate
Vigiles' role
Vigiles' role
Firefighters who patrolled at night to prevent crimes & fires
Decimation punishment
Decimation punishment
Every 10th soldier executed for military discipline
Roman punishments based on
Roman punishments based on
Social status (Plebians, Patricians, Slaves)
Hue and cry (Middle Ages)
Hue and cry (Middle Ages)
Call for help to catch criminals in communities
Trial by ordeal
Trial by ordeal
Surviving pain proved innocence
Trial by combat principle
Trial by combat principle
Winner was right
Middle Ages prisons used for
Middle Ages prisons used for
Temporary holding before trial, not punishment
Bloody Code
Bloody Code
Harsh capital punishments (ended in Industrial era)
Peelers established when
Peelers established when
1829 - first professional police force
Transportation sent criminals to
Transportation sent criminals to
Australia for 7 years
The Separate System
The Separate System
Prisoners kept in individual cells
Homosexuality decriminalised in Britain
Homosexuality decriminalised in Britain
1967
Cybercrimes
Cybercrimes
Illegal acts using computers/internet
Death penalty abolished in Britain
Death penalty abolished in Britain
2004