Exam Skills: Crime & Punishment in Britain. c1000-Present (Edexcel GCSE History: The Thematic & Historic Environment (Paper 1)): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1HI0

5 hours31 questions
1
12 marks

Explain why the role of local communities in law enforcement changed in the years c1000-c1700. 

You may use the following in your answer: 

• trial by ordeal 

• watchmen 

You must also use information of your own.

2
12 marks

Explain why there were changes in the use of prison as a punishment in the period c1900-present. 

You may use the following in your answer:

 • borstals 

• open prisons 

You must also use information of your own.

3
12 marks

Explain why there have been changes in the crime of theft in the years c1900-present. 

You may use the following in your answer:

 • credit cards 

• shoplifting 

You must also use information of your own.

4
12 marks

Explain why there were changes in the way that religion affected law enforcement in the years c1000–c1700. 

You may use the following in your answer:

• trial by ordeal

• accusations of witchcraft 

You must also use information of your own.

5
12 marks

Explain why there have been changes in the work of the police in the period from c1900 to the present day. 

You may use the following in your answer: 

• forensic science 

• cars 

You must also use information of your own.

6
12 marks

Explain why there were new definitions of crimes against authority in the years c1000-c1700.

You may use the following in your answer: 

• poaching 

• heresy 

You must also use information of your own.