History 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCrime and punishment through time (OCR History A)GCSEWJEC Created by: sesimsCreated on: 16-04-14 17:48 1605 Gun powder plot - example of treason 1 of 36 1729 Thomas de Veil appointed JP in Bow Street 2 of 36 1748 Bow Street Runners 3 of 36 1829 Met Police 4 of 36 1835 Municipal Corporations Act 5 of 36 1839 Rural Police Act 6 of 36 1856 County Borough Act 7 of 36 1909 First use of bicycles 8 of 36 1919 Introduction of police cars 9 of 36 1930s Police cars are commonly used 10 of 36 1970s 'Bobby on the beat' replaced by patrol cars 11 of 36 1980s Police helicopters/light aircraft 12 of 36 1930s Police motorbikes improved effectiveness and speed 13 of 36 1910 Telegraph and radio used to help arrest Dr Crippen 14 of 36 1920s Police telephone boxes 15 of 36 1930s First appearance of two way radios 16 of 36 1901 First police photographer employed 17 of 36 1974 Police national database 18 of 36 1901 Fingerprinting 19 of 36 1995 National automatic fingerprint identification system 20 of 36 1553 Edward VI converts Bridewell into a house of correction 21 of 36 1678 An act allowed British convicts to be sent to colonies 22 of 36 1772 Discovery of Australia 23 of 36 1717-1776 30,000 convicts sent to North America 24 of 36 1787 First transport ship to Australia 25 of 36 1867 All transportation to Australasia had stopped 26 of 36 1823 Reform of the criminal code 27 of 36 1823 Peel abolished death penalty for half capital crimes 28 of 36 1861 Capital crimes reduced to 5 29 of 36 1868 End of public execution 30 of 36 1813 Elizabeth Fry visits Newgate Prison, London 31 of 36 1817 Elizabeth fry sets up AftIoWPiN 32 of 36 1877 Prisons act brought all prisons under government control 33 of 36 1986 Illegal to use corporal punishment in schools 34 of 36 1953 Derek Bentley case 35 of 36 2011 88,000 prisoners 36 of 36
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