Crime and Punishment - Causes of Crime
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- Created on: 10-04-21 17:32
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- Crime 1750 - 1900
- Features of Crime
- Violent crimes were the least common
- From 1750 - 1850 crime rates rose
- 3/4 offenders male
- petty theft was common
- stole to survive
- most crimes were opportunistic
- most common crime for women was prostitution
- violent crimes least common
- some professional / organised crime
- Causes of increase in crime
- crowded alleyways
- wages fell, prices rose
- city centres crowded so opportunities rose for theft
- unemployment high
- poor struggled to feed their children
- poverty - stole to survive
- increase in industry, there were more goods to steal
- 19th Century views and attitudes
- believed that people were criminals due to laziness
- media - interest in crimes, murder
- appearance of criminals
- lack of education, religion and useful work
- thought they needed to educate children to stop them turning to crime
- media - interest in crimes, murder
- harsh view of criminals
- Features of Crime
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