GCSE Crime & Punishment – overview
Ancient &
Medieval
“How lawless was
life in ancient and
medieval Britain?”
Introductory
lesson –
resources,
key words,
key skills
How has
crime &
punishment
(CAP)
changed over
time?
How did the
Romans try
to prevent
crime?
“How fair was the
justice system?”
Industrial Age
“Why was there a
revolution in
punishment &
policing?”
Modern Era
“Why do we still
argue about
punishments &
policing?”
How ‘dark’
were laws in
the ‘Dark
Ages’?
Were ordeals
and effective
way of
preventing
crime?
How ‘nasty’
were the
Normans?
Could you get
justice in the
Middle Ages?
How
murderous
were the
Middle Ages?
(Ch), (I)
How useful is
the legend of
Robin Hood
to historians?
(SA)
(I)
Revision for
assessment
Termly
assessment
Assessment
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Assessment
How useful
are films &
books in
understanding Victorian
crime?
(I)
(SA), (Ch)
(Ch)
Early Modern
What
punishments
were used
against
Roman
criminals?
Skills focus: Source analysis (SA); Interpretations (I);
Causation (C); Change & continuity (Ch); Research &
communication(R); Significance (Sig)
(SA)
How were
rebels &
protestors
treated?
(R)
What should
we do with
the
vagabonds?
(I)
Why did it
become a
crime to have
a good time?
(C)
Did witches
really exist?
How did life
change
during the
industrial
revolution?
Why were
convicts
transport-ed?
(SA) (I)
Why were
protestors
treated so
harshly?
(C)
What were
conditions
like in
Victorian
prisons?
(SA)
Who was
Matthew
Hopkins?
(R)
How useful is
the legend of
Dick Turpin?
(I)
How big a
problem was
smuggling?
Who were
the real-life
pirates of the
Caribbean?
(SA)
Were women
punished
more harshly
than men?
(SA)
How were
children
treated in
prison?
Why did the
Bloody Code
come to an
end?
(C)
Who caught
the Victorian
villains?
How
successful
was
nineteenth
century
policing?
Why was
‘Jack the
Ripper ‘never
caught?
What kind of
punishments
do we want?
Which factors
have had the
greatest
influence on
crime?
(SA)
(Ch), (R)
Why were
protestors
treated so
leniently
after 1850?
(Ch), (C), (R)
(SA), (C)
(SA)
Were the
Suffragettes
criminals?
(I)
How far has
policing
changed in
the twentieth
century?
(I)
How did
changing
attitudes to
women affect
the law?
Why was
capital
punishment
abolished?
(C)
What has
been done to
tackle
racism?
Is there a
crime wave?
(SA)
(R)
Revision
Exam
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