1500-1700c

• there was population growth , which meant it was harder for some people to find work , this made crime rates go up
• vagabonds were people with no jobs who begged for money , they were seen as lazy and unchristian
• parish constables remained the main law enforciment , they did no go out on patrol and spent most of their time dealing with minor issues , constables were allowed to whip vagabonds
• town watchmen and sergents were employed in large cities and towns to patroll the streets day and night , they were poorly paid and not effective , they were expecting to arrest drunks and vagabonds
• rewards were offered to anyone who captured a crinimall responsible for serious crimes
• by the end of the 1600s there was a end to the benefit of clergy as many people could cheat the rules of it
• during this period punishment for crimes got a lot stricter - this was known as the bloody code
• capital punishment was still used for major crimes , execution was carried out publicly to deter others
• after 1688 the number of crimes for capitall punishment increased massively , by this time even very minor crimes could lead to death
• the pillory was intended to humiliate the crinimall , with hands and neck in a wooden block
• transportation was another punishment of this period where crinimalls were sent to america and had to do slavery for life , as an alternative of dealth penalty
• in 16th century henry VIII closely linked treason and heresy , religious laws depended on who was on the throne