Which group of criminals were punished with transportation to Australia in 1833?
Hawkhurst Gang
Tolpuddle Martyrs
Waltham Blacks
Who was responsible for introducing the Metropolitan Police in 1829?
The Fielding brothers
John Howard
Sir Robert Peel
What change to the policing system took place in 1878?
The Metropolitan Police was introduced in London
A police force became compulsory in all British towns and counties
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was introduced across Britain
Which act reformed prisons in the 19th century?
The Gaols Act
The Black Act
The Metropolitan Police Act
What was no longer considered a crime from the 18th century?
Witchcraft
Poaching
Smuggling
What was the main form of punishment in the late 19th century?
Transportation
Prisons
Public hanging
Which Quaker helped to improve conditions for female prisoners in the 19th century?
Dick Turpin
Elizabeth Fry
Which act introduced the silent system in British prisons?
The 1723 Black Act
The 1823 Gaols Act
The 1865 Prisons Act
When was Pentonville prison built?
1829
1842
1865
How many separate police forces existed in Britain by 1884?
200
3200
39000