Victorian Crime and Punishment

Why did smuggling die out during the Victorian era?

Why did Highway robbery become less common in Victorian times?

Why did lots of workers strike or destroy factory equipment?

What was a workhouse?

Sir Robert Peel set up the police force.

How were Victorian prisons different to Medieval prisons?

After American independence, convicts started being transported to Australia.

Theft was the most common crime

What was the nickname given to policemen?

Sending children to adult prisons resulted in more turning out to be hardened criminals.

Which century was the Victorian period in?

What new crimes occurred due to the new railways?

In which year did it become illegal not to send your children to school?