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Compare And Contrast Crime And Punishment In Victorian Times

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Crime and punishment in victorian times was divergent than it is today. In victorian times , the sentencing and punishment was very stricted. The petty crimes were mostly likely sentenced to death and hung. For example, John Walker was convicted of stealing onions and was sentenced seven years for it. If anyone stole food from the grocery store in this era and got caught the store would most likely call law enforcement and give them a warning and let them go. That is very different than how they treated it in victorian times. Criminals in victorian times were treated different than they are treated today.
Catching the criminal in victorian times was different than it is today. Back in victorian times, the policemen were known as ‘peelers’. Most of the prosecutions were not carried out by the police. Reporting, identifying, and catching the criminal was the victim's responsibility. As the victorian era progressed, a more regulated police force developed. Catching criminals in this generation is held with the police. The police are responsible for catching the criminals. A person on trial today will have been arrested and charged by the police.
The Courts and Judiciary of the victorian times were stern like today but had a poor system. The Magistrate decided what to do to the accused. If the Magistrate felt there was no case to answer, he could discharge the suspect. If the case was minor, the Magistrate could have the offence ‘summarily’ tried before two other

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