Punishment in Modern Britain
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- Examples of changes for punishment from 1900
- Abolition of Death Penalty
- Last used in 1964 but abolished in 1999 because:
- Changes in ideas about aims of punishment- reforming and paying back to society deemed more important
- Controversial cases like Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis led people to question justness of execution
- 1953- Derek Bentley 1955- Ruth Ellis after murdering boyfriend who had been abusing her
- Last used in 1964 but abolished in 1999 because:
- Prison
- Use of prison as punishment continued to increase.
- Different prisons for different criminals
- 1907, probation began where criminals can re-intergrate
- 1948- Hard labour abolished
- Rise in female prisoners however only 6%
- Use of prison as punishment continued to increase.
- New punishments
- community service
- ASBOs
- tagging
- Rehabilitation
- Prisons in 1800s emphasized on retribution and deterrence however today working on reformation and education. Have mixed success
- Abolition of Death Penalty
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