Victorian Crime and Punishment

Introduction

                       Victorian Crime and Punishment

  1. Who is the prisoner of the day? What crime did her or she commit and what was their punishment?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  2. Who is the child prisoner of the day? What crime did he or she commit and what was the punishment?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  3. Transportation was an alternative punishment to hanging. What is transportation? Find the answer under the tab 19th century justice_____________________________________________________________________
  4. At the end of the 18th century it was not just crime that was increasing but ___________________. The industrial revolution  did what for society?_______________Find the answer under the tab 19th centery,Crime, poverty and punishment.
  5. In the search area put in any crime you want and find out how many people committed the crime, age sentence__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  6. What were some of the forms of punishments that occured during this time period. Pick two of the punishments and describe them fully. Find the answers under the tab19tcentery sentence and punishments__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  7. What year is the most intersting year? Pick any year under the prisoner tab and find out the most common crime commited._____________________________________________________
  8. How many were men ______________________women__________________ under 18 years of age_______________________
  9. Research by age and find out what is the age of the youngest prisoner ,what crime did they committed how long were they sentenced._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  10. Research by age and find out what is the age of the oldest prisoner ,what crime did they committed how long were they sentenced

Process

You will explore the Crime and Punishment received for wrongdoings in the Victorian era. Students will gain an understanding of the crime one might have committed during this time period and how they were treated based on age, gender, and ethnicity. 

 

http://vcp.e2bn.org/   Victorian Crime and Punishment website