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Changes in Crime and Punishment, c.500 to present

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did crime and punishment change in the early modern period, c.1500 to 1700?

The new crimes of the early modern period (vagabondage, witchcraft, smuggling and heresy), the continuing reliance on amateur law enforcement, the harsher and more public punishments, and the influence of religion and economic change.
A focused answer to the early modern section of the Eduqas Crime and Punishment thematic study, covering new crimes (vagabondage, witchcraft, smuggling, heresy), amateur law enforcement, harsher public punishments, and the influence of religion and economic change.
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Why was the industrial period the great turning point in crime and punishment?

The crimes and punishments of the industrial age, the Bloody Code and transportation and why they were abolished, the founding of the Metropolitan Police in 1829, and the rise of the prison and the work of reformers such as Howard and Fry.
A focused answer to the industrial section of the Eduqas Crime and Punishment thematic study, covering the Bloody Code and transportation and their abolition, the founding of the Metropolitan Police in 1829, and the rise of the prison and the reformers Howard and Fry.
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How have crime and punishment changed from 1900 to the present day?

The new crimes of the modern era (cybercrime, motoring and terrorism), the transformation of policing by science and technology, the abolition of the death penalty in 1965, and the shift towards rehabilitation and alternatives to prison.
A focused answer to the modern section of the Eduqas Crime and Punishment thematic study, covering new crimes (cybercrime, motoring, terrorism), the transformation of policing by science and technology, the abolition of the death penalty in 1965, and the shift towards rehabilitation.
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What were crime, law enforcement and punishment like from the Anglo-Saxons to 1500?

Crime, law enforcement and punishment in the Anglo-Saxon, Norman and later medieval periods, including the role of religion and the King, community policing through the tithing and the hue and cry, trial by ordeal and jury, and the use of fines, mutilation and execution.
A focused answer to the medieval section of the Eduqas Crime and Punishment thematic study, covering Anglo-Saxon, Norman and later medieval crime, the role of religion and the Crown, community policing, trial by ordeal and jury, and punishments from fines to execution.
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What were the big patterns of change and continuity, and what factors drove them?

The long-term patterns of change and continuity in law enforcement and punishment across the whole period, the factors that drove change (attitudes and religion, government, individuals, science and technology, and social and economic change), and how to compare across time.
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What is the historic environment in the thematic study, and how do you answer it?

What the historic environment is and how it fits the thematic study, how a specific site illustrates crime and punishment, how to use physical features and specialist terminology, and how to answer the source and site questions on the paper.
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