1723 law adding 50 capital crimes with poaching , crimes such as no dogs and being disguised in the woods
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What was the Bloody Code ?
increase of capital crimes from 1688 - 1823 , in 1810 there were 222 crimes and it was meant to deter but crimes increased
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What was the Royal Society ?
best scientists in the UK , set up by Charles 1st and they contributed to decriminalising witchcraft
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Who was Robert Peel ?
the home secretary and prime minister , he ended the bloody code by reducing the number of capital crimes by 100 in 1923 , reformed prison with the 1823 Gaol act and he made the metropolitan police in 1829 .
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What was poaching ?
crime on property , increased in 18th century , Black act in 1724 and it was abolished in 1823
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What was transportation ?
it started in 1610 and you would have to do hard labour for 7 - 14years . in 1776 you would be transported to australia instead of america and then it ended in 1868
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what was smuggling ?
crime against property that was hard to stop because of the big coastline . it was sold on the hawkhurst gang and it was declined in 1850 because of reduced taxes
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What was the Bloody Code ?
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increase of capital crimes from 1688 - 1823 , in 1810 there were 222 crimes and it was meant to deter but crimes increased
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