Tertiary Catalogue

Series: Britain's History of Crime and Punishment


Crime and Punishment in Early Modern England

Crime and Punishment in Early Modern England

Rates of reported crime in Britain increased during the 1500s and early 1600s, as the gap between the wealthy few and the poor masses grew. This clip looks at the rise of petty and more serious crime in this 200-year period; parish constables,...Show More
Crime and Punishment in Industrial Britain

Crime and Punishment in Industrial Britain

Britain experienced unprecedented social and economic change during this period. This clip explores the rise in crimes such as smuggling and highway robbery as cities grew and trade flourished, the liberal use of the death penalty, and how...Show More
Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain

Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain

From 1900 to 1950 crime decreased from its peak in the mid-1800s, assisted by improvements in detection techniques like police forensics. But after 1950, it escalated again with the trade in drugs and other contraband crossing global borders,...Show More