Week 7: Prisons / Punishment / Violent Crime

Jack the Ripper

This week we'll be continuing our study of Nineteenth Century prisons; looking at the 'punishment revolution' of that century and looking at how violent crime really was.

Extended Learning

The Changing Nature of Crime

Students need to answer the following questions as a pair - one set of word processed answers should be handed in. Do review each other’s ideas

MW/FF            AG/AW            GC/BB             AD/JF              SB/JP              DR/LW

MW/GP           DH/TW            RH/JC             DB/CC/CG

You notes should deal with the themes / ideas covered in Todd 34-37. Do use other sources e.g. internet sites esp. for Q2

1.     How did attitudes as to what constitutes crime change between 1900 and 2012?

2.     What was the significance of the Stephen Lawrence case? What does it illustrate regarding the changing nature of crime?

3.     Why is it hard to assess whether crime is rising or not?

4.     To what extent did crime increase in the Twentieth Century?

5.     What part do newspapers play in increasing the fear of crime?

6.     Why do newspapers report crime in the manner that they do?

Crime Song 7: 'Fairytale of New York' - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8