In GCSE History, students will look at how crime and punishment have changed over the centuries by looking at different periods. One area they will study is 20th Century Britain.
Britain saw much reform in both areas during the 20th Century. The growth of motoring brought a new arena for crime as laws were created to control drivers. However, the forms of punishment generally became less harsh. At the same time some areas were decriminalised in a more liberal society. Armed police were more commonly seen, but shooting incidents involving the police were rare.
Learn more about crime and punishment in 20th Century Britain by playing this quiz.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Changes in crime and punishment, c.1500 to the present day
The first one was established in Kent
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Many people found this punishment obscene and cruel
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Many people regarded capital punishment in any shape or form as unacceptable. In particular it was not clear that it served as a deterrent
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Sexual acts between women had long been legal, and now homosexual law reform had real public support
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Now it became unfashionable to drink and drive. Drink drivers risked losing their licences
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These had of course to be supervised, but they did keep many people out of overcrowded jails
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The use of physical punishment was declining in most schools before the legislation
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This was another cheap way of tracking people. If they abused this system, they could be sent back to jail
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Prison escapes are to be avoided at all cost. Finding escapees is a time-consuming and expensive task
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Drugs are regularly re-assigned to a different category, and occasionally removed from classification altogether
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