PUNISHMENT

• When was capital punishment last used?

  1964
• When was the death penalty abolished?

  1999
• The death penalty was abolished due to reform and controversial cases.
• There was an increased use of prisons after 1900.
• Different types of prisons developed, such as Open Prisons, that allow prisoners to go to work and have no cells.
• When was Probation introduced?

  1907
• When was hard labour/corporal punishment abolished in prisons?

  1948
• There are now also separate prisons for different offenders. For example, Borstals were set up for the youth.
• New punishments include:

  • Community service
  • Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs)
  • Electronic tagging
• Prisons now aim to reduce re-offending through education/giving prisoners work to learn new skills (rehabilitation).