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The growth of towns and cities encouraged crime, and there was no official police force. Some forms of punishment were harsh: capital punishment was rife, as were torture and transportation. The authorities were frightened of the "many-headed monster" of popular unrest.
Discover more about law enforcement in early Modern Era Britain in this enlightening quiz.
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Mary and her advisors regarded the death sentence as an effective deterrent. Capital punishment was - in any event - a frequent occurrence in this period
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Poorer victims of crime could be precluded by poverty from seeking redress in this way
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In fact the number of capital offenses actually increased during the following century
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They were looking for any kind of unusual spot on the skin of the accused
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Transportation was not abolished as a punishment at this point: the prisoners were now re-directed to a new destination
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Such robbers were much feared, and they could usually run fast
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Most towns had one of these at this time
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This procedure was a reminder of medieval and Anglo-Saxon practices
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The fact that this was a capital offense did not necessarily mean that all of those found guilty of it would be sentenced to death
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Under these circumstances constables could not achieve much
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