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How and why did crime, policing and the punishment of criminals change in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries?
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Diane Smith Flexible Degree (SES) Module no: Hist 108 Summative Essay Title: How and why did crime, policing and the punishment of criminals change in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? Crime, Policing and punishment of criminals changed quite dramatically during the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. The changes were brought about by various developments, changes in law, attitudes towards crime and changes in administration would all have an effect on the number of criminal cases brought to prosecution. Other changes like the introduction of rewarding people for information resulting in prosecution, and schemes that help to pay people's court costs encouraged more people to prosecute. There was an increase in the number of magistrates, the introduction of police forces in every borough and more publicity in the newspapers. These factors all encouraged people to prosecute and increase the number of criminal convictions. The only problems that were apparent were the problems that while the...
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