1900-present

• cost of prison

  £40,000 a year pp
• 1902


  hard labour ended
• 1907


  probation officers
• 1930-2015


  prison population increased by 75,000
• 1900


  borstal introduced
• 1933


  age of responsibility= 8
• 1948


  criminal justice act
• 1982


  abolished borstal system, now youabolished borstal system, now youth custody centre
• 1948


  detention centres to deter
• 1963


  age of responsibility= 10
• 1967


  sexual offences act
• 2015


  modern slavery act
• 1968


  abortion and race relations act
• 1976


  domestic violence act
• 1991


  rape within marriage illegal
• 2000


  terroism act
• 2003

  criminal justice act
• 2006


  racial and religious hatred act
• new types of crime

  car, hate, computer
• conscientious objectors ww1 public attitudes


  regarded as cowards, press spread views as unpatriotic, fighting amongst families, felt shirking responsibilities, hate mail and white feathers
• conscientious objectors ww1 government reaction


  absolutists, imprisoned, sent to french front line, 10 sentanced to death by military court, PM reduced it to 10 years imprisonment
• conscientious objectors ww2 government reaction


  offered alternative jobs, prison used as last resort, actively campaigners sent to court (e.g. peace pledge union)
• 1908


  children's act= under 16s can't have death sentance
• 1933


  young person's act, age limit at 18
• 1950


  timothy evans, murdering wife and baby girl but innocent
• 1953


  derek bentley, murdering police officer, learning difficulties
• 1955


  ruth ellis, murdering abusive boyfriend, 50000 signatures on petition but home secretary ignored
• roy jenkins


  home secretary, petitioned for end of death penalty
• 2015


  127000 officers, 43 forces
• 1900 vs 2015


  7% women to 28%
• 1947


  14 weeks basic training at national police training college
• police carry


  batons/truncheons, pepper spray/cs gas, some laser training
• 1930


  cars and motorbikes introduced into police
• 1982


  neighbourhood watch
• 2007


  national network of neighbourhood watch
• 1967


  breath analysers
• 1974


  police national computer, 24hr access
• 1937


  999 introduced
• 1986


  education act, no corporal punishment in school
• 1984


  police & crime evidence act