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History Coursework Law and order in the late 19th century was pretty much the same it had been since the Middle Ages: there were hangings for most crimes however minor they were and limbs cut off to stop theft which around the time was 75% of recorded crime. Most of the theft was due to pickpockets who, with the help of the crowded streets and executions, managed to do well in London. The public executions drew in massive crowds and many of the rich observed as well which meant it was a target for the pickpockets. With the introduction of rookeries, organised gangs of pickpockets, theft in London grew until cases of garrotting began to appear. Garrotting is when you half-strangle someone to death just to rob them, it wasn't until an MP was garrotted that politicians and the police took it seriously. There was a lot of fear surrounding this crime...

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