Punishment

• Trends during the industrial period?

  1700 to 1900
• What happened to the number of crimes affected by the Bloody Code?

  Decreased

  Due to the switch to rehabilitation instead of retribution
• Purpose of Public executions?

  Deter the public from committing crimes
• What was the reality of Public execution days?

  More crimes committed eg prostitution pickpocketing

  Turned into public spectacles and fun events
• What were the changes in Transportation as a punishment?

  Transportation to Australia instead of America due to a loss of colonies
• Benefits of Transportation?

  Effective deterrent

  Alternative to the Death Penalty

  Keeps numbers in prisons low

  Helped populate Australian colonies
• When did Transporation to Australia end?

  1868
• Why did transportaiton end?

  Australians blamed British criminals for high crime rates

  Rise in British Prisons
• Benefits of Transportation for criminals?

  Gold Rush allowed criminals to get rich

  Opportunity to start over

  However separated from families most likely never returned to England.,