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crime and punishment early modern period(1500-1700)
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What time period does the Early Modern period cover?
c1500
-
1700
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What major religious change occurred in England during the Reformation?
England became a
Protestant
country
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What caused chaos in England during the Early Modern period?
English civil wars
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What was the Bloody Code?
A series of
harsh
laws and punishments
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Name one institution that affected crime during this period.
The Church
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What was a significant factor affecting crime related to community attitudes?
Londoners'
attitudes
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How did trade and economy influence crime?
Poverty
and
wealth
affected crime rates
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What technological advancement impacted crime during this period?
The
printing press
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What demographic change occurred during the Early Modern period?
Population growth
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What are the types of crime recognized during the Early Modern period?
Petty Crime
Crime against property
Highway robbery
Shoplifting
Witchcraft
Crime against a person
Crime against authority
Social crimes
Moral crimes
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What type of crime involves stealing from travelers?
Highway robbery
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What crime involves taking items from a store?
Shoplifting
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What type of crime was associated with accusations against individuals, often women?
Witchcraft
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What crime is defined as an offense against a person?
Crime
against a
person
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What crime involves illegal hunting on someone else's land?
Poaching
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What are social crimes mentioned in the study material?
Poaching
and
vagabondage
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What is vagabondage?
Being a
wanderer
without a home
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What moral crime did Puritans oppose?
Playing sports after
church
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What was considered a moral crime during holy days?
Drinking
and feasting
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What changes occurred in law enforcement during the Early Modern period?
Low enforcement
Night watchers
Thief takers
Town
constables' roles
expanded
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What were the purposes of punishment during this period?
Deterrent
Prevention
Retribution
Rehabilitation
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What is a form of capital punishment?
Hanging
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What was the punishment for high treason?
Hanging, drawing, and quartering
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What was a punishment for heresy?
Burning at the stake
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What was the first purpose-built prison established?
Bridewell
in
1556
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How did the role of town constables change during this period?
Expanded
compared to the
Medieval
period
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How did the treatment of Catholics change over time?
Worsened with increased
persecution
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What was expected of witnesses to crime?
To
stop
suspects or report them
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What was the local expectation during a crime?
Join the
hue and cry
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