Attitudes to Crime and Punishment in 50AD TO 1350AD (comparing Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon and Norman)

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	Attitudes to Crime and Punishment in 50AD TO 1350AD (comparing Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon and Norman)
	Similarities Society was hierarchical and patriarchal . Attitudes were shaped by those at the top- wealthy men who were superior Both Anglo-Saxon and Norman period uses punishments such as the stocks or pillory. The aim was to humiliate and expose to public ridicule&anger= deterrence. Although these methods weren't used in Roman Britain, harsh punishments were still used as a deterrent.	Differences During the Anglo-Saxon and Norman Period the influence of the Church increased lead to a slightly less brutal approach to punishment During the Anglo-Saxon period the idea of RESTITUTION rather than retribution became more important e.g. later introduction wergeld used as compensation to victim over blood fueds & decreased use of death penalty compared to Roman period During the Anglo-Saxon period loyalty to your family was highly prized compared to Roman period During the Norman, despite the increased influence of church, there was an increase in capital punishment. This was a result of resistance from anglo-saxon citizens, the attitude to punishment changed to force people to accept their leadership Also,during the Norman period physical punishments, e.g. mutilations, and executions became more common. Also, the idea of paying compensation to victims began to decline. This was because Norman kings wanted to increase power of the central gvt to impose law and order= traditional Anglo-Saxon methods replaced, despite similar attitudes to c&p
	Overall comparison Beliefs& attitudes in the different societies mainly reflected those of the more powerful classes who had the power to make and enforce the law; their interests/ concerns were often protected by the laws passed.Social attitudes for most of the period changed very little. Individuals were usually held to be FULLY ACCOUNTABLE for their criminal actions, with no exceptions (e.g. economic problems not taken into account). Women were seen as inferior and were treated unequally by the law; they were often treated more harshly than men. What was considered a crime remained the same throughout the period, EXCLUDING in Roman times where killing a slave wasn't murder. The keys aims remained as DETERRENCE (harsh punishments) and REVENGE (criminal to suffer)

Attitudes to Crime and Punishment in 50AD TO 1350AD (comparing Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon and Norman)

Similarities

Society was hierarchical and patriarchal . Attitudes were shaped by those at the top- wealthy men who were superior
Both Anglo-Saxon and Norman period uses punishments such as the stocks or pillory. The aim was to humiliate and expose to public ridicule&anger= deterrence. Although these methods weren't used in Roman Britain, harsh punishments were still used as a deterrent.

Differences

During the Anglo-Saxon and Norman Period the influence of the Church increased lead to a slightly less brutal approach to punishment
During the Anglo-Saxon period the idea of RESTITUTION rather than retribution became more important e.g. later introduction wergeld used as compensation to victim over blood fueds & decreased use of death penalty compared to Roman period
During the Anglo-Saxon period loyalty to your family was highly prized compared to Roman period
During the Norman, despite the increased influence of church, there was an increase in capital punishment. This was a result of resistance from anglo-saxon citizens, the attitude to punishment changed to force people to accept their leadership
Also,during the Norman period physical punishments, e.g. mutilations, and executions became more common. Also, the idea of paying compensation to victims began to decline. This was because Norman kings wanted to increase power of the central gvt to impose law and order= traditional Anglo-Saxon methods replaced, despite similar attitudes to c&p

Overall comparison

Beliefs& attitudes in the different societies mainly reflected those of the more powerful classes who had the power to make and enforce the law; their interests/ concerns were often protected by the laws passed.Social attitudes for most of the period changed very little. Individuals were usually held to be FULLY ACCOUNTABLE for their criminal actions, with no exceptions (e.g. economic problems not taken into account). Women were seen as inferior and were treated unequally by the law; they were often treated more harshly than men. What was considered a crime remained the same throughout the period, EXCLUDING in Roman times where killing a slave wasn't murder. The keys aims remained as DETERRENCE (harsh punishments) and REVENGE (criminal to suffer)

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Attitudes to Crime and Punishment in 50AD TO 1350AD (comparing Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon and Norman)