How were vagrants usually punished in the 16th century?
Flogging
Transportation
Prison
What happened in Newcastle Emlyn in 1872?
The last public execution
The last recorded use of the stocks
The last flogging
What was the wergild?
A Saxon punishment for treason
A Saxon blood feud
A Saxon fine paid to the victim of a crime
What crime had most transported convicts been convicted of?
Theft
Murder
Fighting
Which prison reformer built a new secure and hygienic prison in Gloucestershire?
Sir George O Paul
Elizabeth Fry
John Howard
In what century were the separate and silent systems used?
18th century
19th century
20th century
What are category D prisons also known as?
Open prisons
Closed prisons
Maximum security prisons
When were borstals introduced?
1902
1969
1982
What does a suspended sentence involve when it is given to a criminal?
They are released from prison before the end of their sentence
They are given a prison sentence but will not actually have to go to prison unless they commit another offence
They have to report to a police station every week
How many hours of community service can be set?
Between 20 and 150 hours
Between 40 and 300 hours
Between 50 and 400 hours