Modern History

Modern Britain, 1900- present day
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When was the sexual offences act?
1967
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when was the abortion act?
1968
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when was the race relations act?
1968
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when was the domestic violence act?
1976
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when was the terrorism act
2000
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when was the criminal justice act?
2005
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what increased with the criminal justice act?
sentences for hate crime, including homophobic crime
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when was the racial and religious hatred act ?
2006
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name 3 crimes continuing from 19th century
murder, theft and smuggling
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name 3 crimes continuing but in a new form
fraud, people trafficking and extortion
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name 3 new crimes
race crime, homophobic and domestic violence
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what gender was the police officers? how many miles did they walk a day?
male- 20 miles
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what was the police equipment?
whistle, wooden truncheon and pistol
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when was basic training for police recruits introduced?
1947
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when was two-way radios introduced? what else?
1930s- 999
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when was vehicles introduced? when did they replace the foot patrols?
1930s- 1970s
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when was fingerprints and analysis of blood samples start being used?
1901
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when was the first conviction for murder using DNA?
1988
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what was introduced in 1974?
police national computer
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name 3 types of police specialist units?
firearms, drug squad and cyber crime units
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how many police forces?
43
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when was neighbourhood watch introduced?
1982
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why was neighbourhood watch was created?
margaret thatcher wanted to increase the role and responsibility of the individual
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where are most criminal cases judged?
magistrates court
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what is the name of a famous crown court?
old bailey
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what act passed in 1963 and 1969?
young persons act
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what was the act (question before)
changed treatment of young in juvenile prisons- should be more about caring and protecting young offenders
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how has the age of criminal responsibility changed
8-10
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has the use of prisons as punishment increased or decreased since 1900
increased
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what is the current cost of keeping a prisoner? are reoffending levels high or low?
40 000, high
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name a specialist secure hospital
broadmoor
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what was ended in 1902
hard labour
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name 3 alternative punishments
anti-social behaviour orders, community service and electronic tagging
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what are bostals?
areas which emphasised education than punishment
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name 2 crimes which are now social crimes
driving offences and copyright offences
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when was the infanticide act created?
1923
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what is the infanticide act?
removed capital punishment for mothers who commit infanticide
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