Modern

• Society:

  • Urbanisation
  • Technology greatly increased
• Crime:

  • Cyber crimes e.g. identity theft
  • Hate crimes e.g. racism
  • Football Hooliganism
  • Car crimes e.g. speeding
  • Drug classes
• Enforcement:

  • 50's to 60's = Police golden age
  • Courts Act 1971 = Crown court replaced old court system
  • Technology = Blood groups, DNA, fingerprints, CCTV etc
• Punishment:

  • Capital punishment abolished after 1965
  • Alternatives to prison e.g. parole and community service
  • Fines
  • Prisons (Overcrowding and riots e.g Shrewsbury and Strangeways)