1250 - 1500 : LAW ENFORCEMENT 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryCrime and punishment through time (OCR History A)GCSEOCR Created by: kangarooCreated on: 10-01-19 21:23 Overall, who was in charge of enforcing the law? King! king incharge of keeping 'Kings Peace' 1 of 15 What Did the Statue of Windsor 1285 do? shaped law enforcement for centuries 2 of 15 What was society's responsibility in law enforcement? everyone in society had to take part in policing own area 3 of 15 What was the hue and cry victims announcement, victim called out - everyone immediately stopped to search for criminal 4 of 15 Who was the Sheriff? Sheriffs were kings voluntary chief law enforcers for each county, they were powerful lords 5 of 15 What was the sheriffs role? called a l posse (group of local men) if hue and cry failed 6 of 15 What was the role of the Parish Constable? voluntarily incharge of village, ensured parish responded properly to crimes and supplied weapons and armed men 7 of 15 Who were the Chief constables of the Hundred? usually wealthy farmers who supervised law and order in their area , also ensured that all able bodied men (15 to 60) were ready for army 8 of 15 Who were the watchmen? group of unpaid voluntary men who patrolled towns at nights and reporting suspicious people to the constable in the morning 9 of 15 What was a royal court? heard most serious crimes, overseen by judge and jurors were from local area 10 of 15 What was a church court? dealt with religious crimes (eg unchristian sins - homosexuality etc), no jury, led by priests 11 of 15 What was a borough court? dealt with most crimes, even petty , run by lords, jury were wealthy villagers 12 of 15 What were the county assizes that ran from 1293? royal judges visited each country 2-3 times annually to cover serious crimes 13 of 15 What did the JP`s do? took over the hundred courts - later on (1388) carried out at quarter sessions (4x per year) 14 of 15 Overall, What were the jurors like? used own knowledge of criminals background, knew everything, lested 20 minutes, judges often lenient. 15 of 15
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