Punishment in EM England
- Created by: reneesimba
- Created on: 31-05-18 01:37
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- Outline purposes of punishment in EM England
- Continuity
- Fines: continued to punish minor crimes
- Stocks and pillories: Forms of corporal punishment continued for crimes like drunkenness, begging and vagrancy
- Hanging: Capital punishment was commonly used for crimes such as theft, witchcraft, murder. Nobles were beheaded. Heresy was burning at stake.
- Change
- The bloody code: numbers of crimes punishable by death increased. By 1688 there were 50 capital offences ranging from minor crimes. The aim was to frighten and deter
- Change
- Transportation to America: Sent to colonies to do manual work. 7 or 14 years and on release but most could not afford to return. Between 50000 and 80000 people transported
- Reflected new ideas on aims of punishment;transportation was still a serious punishment and gave criminals a chance of reformation while acting as deterrent
- Provided alternative to execution for petty crimes which some thought was way too harsh,especially before prisons
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- Transportation to America: Sent to colonies to do manual work. 7 or 14 years and on release but most could not afford to return. Between 50000 and 80000 people transported
- Continuity
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