Crime And Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Our topic for this paper is Crime and Punishment. There are
several different issues on this subject. We chose three main points
to talk about: The Crimes, the People who solved them, and the
different types of punishments. These are the topics we chose for our
report.

Crime in the nineteeth century was rapid though out London.
But because of all of the poverty and sickness in the streets, crime
was the only way to survive. Most of the crimes that took place in
London were crimes that involved stealing. Pickpocket gangs and
street gamblers were a regular sight when walking down a major London
street. Prostitution was also a big money maker on the streets, done
by both girls and boys. But crimes though out the middle class and
rich were mostly property crimes and disputes which made up 90% of all
crimes committed by the upper-class. In Victorian England and like
today there a two categories which crimes fall under. "Indictable"
which is the same as our felony crimes that make up all of the major
crimes. These crimes consist of: Murder, armed robbery, burglary,
larceny, rape, and assaults on the police. The next called category
is called " Summery " crimes which is equal to our misdemeanor crimes.
Summery crimes were all minor crimes such as: Property crimes,
Vagrancy, Drunkenness, Prostitution, Minor Larceny , and all other
minor offenses.

Probably the most famous criminal in the Victorian period
was " Jack...

Crime And Punishment

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