Crime, Policing and Punishment revision checklist
Chronology
Crime from Tudor times to the present day
The crime of Heresy
Henry VIII and the reformation
Examples of Heresy and attitudes towards it
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16 Century Crime caused by poverty – The deserving and none deserving poor
Tudor times The causes of poverty
Vagrants and Vagabonds
Tricksters and attitudes to idleness
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17 century Treason and the Gunpowder plot
Stuart times James I and the Catholic plotters
Smuggling – causes and attitudes towards
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17 and 18
The crime of Highway Robbery
century
The causes of Highway robbery – New roads and stagecoach
travel
Dick Turpin and attitudes towards Highway Robbery
The Industrial Revolution and changes to Britain
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17 and 18
Crimes caused by living conditions
century
Crimes caused by protest: The Luddites, Rebecca Rioters and
Swing Riots
The invention of the Motor Car and its impact
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20 and 21
Crimes caused by the Car – Theft, driving offences, the
century
assistance of other crimes e.g. Get-away vehicles
Crimes committed by the IRA in Ireland and England
The troubles in Ireland between Catholic and Protestants
Crimes caused by the Computer: Fraud, Piracy, Hacking and
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21 century Sexual crimes
The pressures of modern society and the impact of alcohol
Chronology
Policing from Tudor times to the present day
Tudor society and the difficulties in policing
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16 century The role of a Tudor JP
Tudor times Tudor Constables/Charlies and Watchmen – Their powers and
success
17th century The role of a Thief Taker
Changes to British society during the Industrial Revolution – the
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17 and 18
need for an organised police force
century
The Fielding Brothers
The establishment and success of the Bow Street Runners
Sir Robert Peel and the establishment of the MET police
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20 and 21
Negative attitudes towards the MET police
century
The successes of the Met police
Detective branches, officers in plain clothes
Revised?
21st century
Reforms and policing laws: The acts of 1935, 1939 and 1856
Establishment of CID and specialist units – Photography and
fingerprinting
Modern-day problems for the police, and how their policing has
adapted
Increased powers of arrest and questioning
Roles and successes of 21st century police
Crime, Punishment and policing exam
The exam paper is split into two sections; section A and section B.
YOU DO NOT ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS ON THIS EXAM.
Section A: Chose question 1 and 2 – Crime and policing
Section B: Chose one question. Either the crime question or the policing question.
Section A: The questions range from 5 marks to 8 marks, and will contain source based questions
along with knowledge questions. The source based questions will ask you to ‘Use source _ and your
known knowledge to…’ You will NOT need to debate the reliability of sources on this paper. The
knowledge based questions ask you to describe and explain your knowledge.
Section B: You must answer one out of the three essay questions, they are each worth 15 marks.
This is 12 marks for your answer, and 3 for your use of VCOP and SPaG. The essays will be
focused on:
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Crime from Tudor times to the present day

Policing from Tudor times to the present day

Punishments from Tudor times to the present day
You are encouraged to choose the police question.
DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PUNISHMENTS.
Good luck! And don’t forget to attend revision sessions 