Eric Jackson Talk 03 02 2025

Feb-03 Eric Jackson

Feb 03 rime & Punishment, from Anglo Saxons to present day.

A journey through crime and punishment from the time of Alfred the Great up to the present day. What crimes were committed in Saxon England and how were they dealt with, the development of the jury system to replace trial by ordeal or combat. Punishments of old, the arrival of the Normans, some typical cases from the middle ages and later 18th century. The establishment of the Quarter Sessions and Assizes, the introduction of prison as the principal means of punishment. Capital punishment and its abolition. Well illustrated with over forty PowerPoint slides, and some thought-provoking statistics at the end.

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