Crime and Punishment: Crime and Criminals (1250-1500)

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  • crime
    • Crime and Criminals (1250 - 1500)
      • punishments
        • fines
          • for gambling or trading
          • went to the Lord or the King
        • public humiliation
          • cucking stool for parading scolds
        • prison
          • for those awaiting trial
          • for debt
        • death
          • hung, drawn, quartered
          • burnt alive - religion
          • drowned
          • buried
          • thrown from cliffs at Dover
        • cheat death
          • seek sanctuary at a Church
          • pretend to be a member of the clergy
          • get pregnant
          • get pardoned
          • become an outlaw
      • law enforcement
        • enforcers
          • parish constable - archery
            • 1 year, voluntary
          • chief constable - overseeing
            • 1 year, voluntary
          • sheriff - King's man - collected fines
          • watchmen in towns at night
          • hue and cry
          • tithing, group of 10 responsible for each other
        • courts
          • royal courts (serious crimes), 2-3 times a year, travel, judges
          • JPs (petty crimes), unpaid, 4 times a year
    • serious crime
      • theft over 12d
      • arson
      • treason
      • suicide
      • r*pe
      • murder
    • petty crime
      • vagrancy
      • being a scold
      • theft under 12d
      • debt
      • limited harm to a person / property

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