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VICTORIAN CRIME
STEP 2: Choose the punishments
Here are some punishments Victorian judges could hand out. Children could receive the same sentences as adults, and sentences were meant to be strict, to put others off committing crimes.
For each case, decide: – Fines: how much must be paid? – Prison: how long is the sentence? – Does the punishment fit the crime?
Punishments given during the Victorian era Fines, but many would be very poor Public flogging, strap, cane, whip Forcible admission to army or navy Transportation to Australia, long sea voyage Prison, could include crank turning and treadmill Hard labour, could include road and bridge building, rock breaking Reformatory School, prison for young offenders Removal to prison hulk ship while awaiting sentence Public execution by hanging
DID YOU KNOW?
The voyage to Australia for transported prisoners could take up to 100 days.
Transported prisoners could only return to Britain once their sentence was over or they had been pardoned, and they had to pay their own fare home.
Many prisoners were kept in solitary confinement and weren’ t allowed to talk to anyone.
Prisoners were often given pointless tasks, such as turning a crank handle round and round. The cranks could be tightened to make them harder, which is why prison officers became known as‘ screws’.
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