CRIME
Define the term ‘crimes against authority’.
Crimes against those in charge
English shires were divided into smaller areas called...
Hundred
What fine was paid to a victim if they were injured or the family if they were murdered?
Wergild
When did 'transportation begin?
1610
Who was considered the father of modern policing?
Robert Peel
Identify a crime against authority
Treason
How many men were there in a tithing?
10
How did the Normans change the wergild system?
Fines were paid to the King instead of the victim
Where were convicts sent?
North America, later Australia
When was the Metropolitan Police Force formed?
1829
Define the term ‘crimes against the person’
Crimes that caused physical harm to another person
How old did you have to be to join a tithing?
12
Give a specific example of capital punishment that was used in the Middle Ages
Hanging; Hung, drawn and quartered; Burnt at the stake
How many criminals were sent to Australia?
160,000
How were the police portrayed by cartoons?
poorly trained, recruited from dubious backgrounds,having immoral tendencies
Identify a crime again the person
Assault/Murder
What was the role of a tithing?
The men were responsible for the behaviour of all the others
Give a specific example of corporal punishment that was used in the Middle Ages
Maiming/Mutilation (allow hand/foot chopped off, eye gouged out, etc.)
Why were many criminals sent to Australia?
Alternative to building new prisons, populate new colony
What was a nickname for the police?
Peelers
Define the term ‘crimes against property’
Crimes that involved taking or damaging something that belongs to another person
What was the hue and cry?
Shouting for help if you witnessed a crime and everyone who heard it was expected to chase and capture the suspects
In the later Middle Ages, what new punishment was introduced for high treason?
Hung, drawn and quartered
Explain the conditions on the transport ship and the journey to Australia
below deck, dirty, cramped, took 3 months
Give three requirements to join the metropolitan police
Be able to walk 7-10 miles a day, no criminal record, at least 7' 5" tall, fit, willing to use force, prevent crime and disorder