Topic questions Thematic studies Crime & punishment in Britain
24 questions · 336 marks · about 6.5 hours
Explain one way in which the attitude of the government to the use of the death penalty in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (c1700–c1900) was different from the attitude of the government to the use of the death penalty in the modern period (c1900–present).
Explain why there was an increase in crime in the years c1500–c1700.
5 ‘Trial by ordeal was the most important feature of the Church’s influence on crime and punishment during the medieval period (c1000–c1500).’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘The introduction of the separate system was the most significant development in the use of prisons in the years c1800–present.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
Explain one way in which the treatment of the crime of witchcraft in the years c1500–c1700 was different from the treatment of the crime of witchcraft in the years c1700–c1900.
Explain why there were changes in the use of transportation as a punishment in the period c1610–c1868.
5 ‘The most important factor affecting crime and punishment in the years c1000–c1500 was attitudes in society.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘The work of the police has changed significantly in the years 1829–present.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
Explain one way in which the treatment of young criminals in the years c1700–c1900 was different from the treatment of young criminals in the years c1900–present.
Explain why the role of local communities in law enforcement changed in the years c1000–c1700.
5 ‘There was significant change in the nature of criminal activity in the period c1000–c1700.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘Robert Peel’s work was the most significant change in law enforcement in the years c1700–c1900.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
Explain one way in which the role of local communities in law enforcement in the medieval period was similar to the role of local communities in law enforcement in the modern period.
Explain why there were changes in the way that religion affected law enforcement in the years c1000–c1700.
5 ‘The attitude of the authorities was the main reason for changes in the use of the death penalty in the period c1700–present.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘ Specialisation has been the most significant development in the nature of police work in the years since the creation of the Metropolitan Police (1829).’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
Explain one way in which the treatment of the Tolpuddle Martyrs was similar to the way Conscientious Objectors during the First World War were treated.
Explain why there have been changes in the work of the police in the period from c1900 to the present day.
5 ‘The Norman Conquest (1066) led to significant changes in law enforcement in medieval England’.
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘There was little change in the nature of criminal activity in the period c1500-c1900’.
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
Explain one way in which the nature of punishment during the years c1500–c1700 was different from the nature of punishment in the period c1900–present.
Explain why there were new definitions of crimes against authority in the years c1000–c1700.
5 ‘The work of the Fielding brothers led to a great improvement in law enforcement in the years c1500–c1900.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
6 ‘The establishment of Pentonville prison was a turning point in the use of prisons in the years c1700–present.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
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