New Laws under Norman England

If Norman was murdered by an Anglo-Saxon but the murderer wasn't caught. The government taxed the area where the body was found. To decrease amount of revenge muders and reduce the chance of people covering up crimes. (This also turned the Anglo-Saxon turn against each other)

King declared large areas of English countryside to be royal forests that he would use for hunting. Around 40 communities evicted. Only people who could afford to pay hunting rights were allowed. It's illegal for peasants to carry hunting weapons or take a fallen branch. Hunting wild animals was considered poaching. 

Led to much bitterness, because it took away people's freedom. Ordinary people saw Forest Laws as unjust and unfair so they didn't frown upon people who broke those laws. 

Created social crimes-crimes that are techinically against the law but most people don't disapprove of them. 

King hired men to work as foresters to enforce these laws. They caught poachers and anyone who was trespassing. 

Hanging and corporal punishments like castration abd blinding. Punishments were intentionally harsh to deter others from punishments.

Men over 14 who avoided trial and punishment by running away was an outlaw. Women were called 'waived'. Outlaws and waived women lost protection of the law. They could be killed without and consequences

Outlaw gangs commited very serious ccrimes like kidnaps, robberies, rapes, attacks and extortion of money.