Hi everyone,
In the process of doing the first assignment but on the way I have stumbled accross some articles and web sites about crime and policing in Britain. The level of generalised brutality in society in the 19th century is shocking.
Equally shocking is capital punishment, and not just from the 19th century. The last hangings in Britain took place in 1964. See http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/hanging1.html for more info on british hanging.
Equally interesting is the policing. Reading the Jack the Ripper facts made me realise how difficult policing must have been, and the fact that they probably did as much as they could with the resources available to them. The metropolitan police web site has a time line which gives a reasonable idea of the type of challenges they faced.
Whilst I don't know what the title of the presentation is going to be as of yet, these might start us thinking about the subject in a bit more detail.
Pauline Gibbard (Polly)
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