Andrew Draper Professor Harrington March 29, 2023 HIST 1580 The Law Enforcement that Breeds Crime Both hailing from poor, destitute families, Jack “the Lad” Sheppard and Jörg Mayr were put in an unfortunate position with many difficulties ahead of them. Though coming from similar backgrounds, they each were subject to vastly different circumstances. The most significant factor between the two, as is to be expected, is the difference between the city beggar Jack Sheppard and the more “country” beggar Jörg Mayr. One major similarity found in their lives of crime, however, is the concept of punishment and the simultaneously loose-yet-harsh nature of said punishment. In both Early Modern Germany and London alike, punishments vary from relatively …show more content…
In an analysis of the two career criminals Jörg Mayr and Jack “the Lad” Sheppard, the first comparison one must draw is the environment in which the two operated. In the case of Sheppard, as told by Basdeo, the young criminal was a resident of London and, marked by the departure from a master carpenter he was an apprentice under, was “exposed… to all of the temptations that early Georgian London had to offer” (The Lives & Exploits of the Most Noted Highwaymen, Rogues and Murderers, 65). This concept of a big-city criminal is heavily contrasting the environment of Mayr, in which he would be much more accurately classified as a “rural vagrant” who might spend the majority of his time in rural areas, being driven towards towns only during the colder parts of the year for the sake of “public shelter” and “begging prospects” (The Unwanted Child, pg. 191). The difference in these two environments has a profound impact not only on the obvious differences found between life …show more content…
In the case of Mayr, it appears that by the end of his life, he had committed (or at least confessed to committing) nearly 100 crimes and was arrested numerous times across many different cities. Similar to Mayr, Sheppard certainly committed far more crimes than he was convicted of in his life, being incarcerated only 5 times in total. Though both of their stories did end in execution, their subsequent executions tell much more about the ineffectiveness of the law enforcement of the time than the effectiveness. In both cases, the young thieves begged for mercy on account of their youth. In the story of Mayr, it is apparent that the magistracy took his pleas into account, but because of the gravity and sheer amount of offense he had committed, “the sheer exasperation on part of the magistracy” left them no choice but to have him executed (The Unwanted Child, pg. 222). This lends itself to the question: how did these young men get to be so bad? The answer to this question lies within an observation of the world the two young men grew up with. In every instance, Sheppard and Mayr were shown that crime was not only a plausible way of making a living, but the repercussions were either easily avoidable by moving to another city, breaking out of prison, or simply evading the incredibly weak law enforcement. As each of the children
HistoryEdit As a sergeantEdit He is first seen as a sergeant investigating a patrol officer at the 22nd Precinct named Al Marcosi after he had sex with a prostitute and let her go. When he is later suspected of the rape and murder of Paula Grace and SVU question him Tucker berates Captain Cragen but Cragen holds his ground and counters that they knew about Marcosi. They work together and eventually rule him out and start looking at police impersonators. Officer Marcosi eventually helps by giving them a license plate number of a car near the scene and link it to a man named Jeffrey Trapani.
Many parents in the community didn’t want their children associating with a “Bootleggers Boy”. Often, in order to go on a date with a girl in the town, Barry would have a friend ask the girl’s parents for him. Switzer’s father was arrested his senior year of high school for his bootlegging antics and sentenced to prison in the Arkansas
Her comprehensive interpretation of Castlehavens crime and trial demonstrates the considerable role that individual and familial reputation played in society. Herrups analysis of the crimes themselves, as well as the trial, presents a view of a society that craved order, and the preservation of patriarchal relationships. Throughout the discourse, the importance of the head of a household maintaining order is obvious. The king is responsible for the maintenance of order, and the husband or father of a household is expected to act in a similar manner. Herrups account of Castlehavens trial and the repercussions of it on his family provides a fair and unbiased report on the whole of English society in the sixteen hundreds.
During the Victorian era occurring throughout England, crime rates had begun to increase. Not only did theft and assault become more common; forgery and fraud were in the mix as well. Even though many crimes were coming into speculation, one specific offense had the population baffled. Although his motive may seem unclear in The Great Train Robbery, Edward Pierce’s reasoning for executing one of the most bizarre robberies of his time had a special purpose; he wanted to out-do the stereotypes and show that even the most respected of England can execute a mere “street crime.” Taking into account that Edward Pierce was known to be one of the more reputable men between his associates, it is odd that he would commit such a crime.
This year, Braxton Johnson is shooting high. Braxton is planning on getting Valedictorian. For 8th Grade graduation Salutatorian has to say a prayer at the beginning of graduation, and Valedictorian has to say a prayer at the end of graduation. “I want to be Valedictorian because I think I’m capable of it, and my parents expect me to try my hardest,” Braxton Johnson said.
Samuel Kettle was a forty one year old married man from Liverpool, England when he was convicted at the Lancaster Assises for Forgery - Uttering a forged order for payment of money. His occupation at the time of the offence was Timber Merchant Clerk. Throughout his life he declared his occupation as Clerk, Timber Merchant and Carpenter, most likely applying himself to all three as the need arose. Comparing Samuel’s attributes and experiences of literacy, occupation, and crime to those surveyed, his literacy was typical as occupations of convicts transported required some degree of literacy. In contrast, Samuel’s occupation was atypical as clerks were not amongst the majority in England and his crime was atypical as it was an occupational related crime.
Name: Javida Mohammad Sediq Dep: Anthropology Response Letter 11/15/17 “Discipline and Punish” According to Foucault discipline and punish is a history of the modern penal system. Foucault pursues to study punishment in its social background and to observe how changing power relations affected punishment. He begins by studying the situation before the eighteenth century when public execution and physical punishment were main punishments, and torture was part of most criminal inquiries. As he mentions in the text that punishment was formal and directed at the prisoner 's body.
Who is this man who is always praised loved, who was willing to risk his life to help others? First of all why would anyone risk their life for others, people they don’t even know? Regular people, most of us wouldn’t care about. Many people are only willing to care about themselves, their family, and maybe a few friends. Well Norman Bethune is not like most people.
Although this did establish their dominance over the youth, it also caused a further rise in petty crimes as people felt that this was a way to revolt against the police's show of power (Victorian Era) (Picard). On the other hand, many people also think that this rise in petty offenses is merely an image painted by the 1800s newspapers as much like today, the media would hype every little crime story (Emsley). For example, in the early 1860s the media wrote about a surge in robberies when in reality, this just seemed to be the case because of the non-stop news articles being printed about the robbery of a parliament member
This can be seen by Hammurabi’s words, “If a men destroyed of a gentlemen, they shall destroy their eye… if he has the eye of a commoner, he shall pay one mina of silver… if he has destroyed the eye of a gentlemen’s slave, he shall pay one half the slave’s price.” This shows how the punishments depend on the social class of the victim and the criminal in Hammurabi's code. However, the modern law does NOT. Also, in the Modern Law, the criminals have a democracy. In Hammurabi’s Code, they punish you immediately.
Long ago there was a legend, a different one from the one we know of, and one the Fafnir has yet to find out. A war that nearly destroyed the entire world. The gods above against the daemons below. There was one omnipotent god that balanced the scales between the two opposing powers, but war could not be avoided.
Medieval crime and punishment serve as a strong reminder of how difficult life was for the average person. The middle ages, or roughly 500 CE to 1400–1500 CE, are a time period in European history. Crimes and punishments were different and more severe back then than they are today. Crimes against the church, treason, and witchcraft were frequent offenses. Trials by torture and humiliation, such as compurgation, combat, and ordeal punishment, were used in western European courts.
(Baughman, 224). Unexpectedly, the court system was not as violent as the church’s punishments. The government’s punishments seemed to be held at a more social standard, whereas the church’s were at a more physical
Today, we punish criminals through means of either confinement (imprisonment), suspended sentences or a community order. However, in the middle ages, punishment was very different. They used to believe in retribution. This is the idea that punishments should make the criminal pay for what they have done wrong.
The History of the Criminal Justice System Caitlin Rohde Rio Salado College AJS101: Lesson 8 Ms. Laura Girard June 17 2023 The History of the Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system has changed tremendously since the 17th century and continues to change. Firstly, the criminal justice system consists of "the three C's," meaning cops, courts, and corrections, each composed of many different jobs and responsibilities.