Trends in Punishment During the Industrial Age

What form of punishments were there in the industrial period?

Between 1700 and 1900 punishments changed as the government began to focus less on retribution and deterrence, and more on reform.

Which punishments were used less in the industrial period?

The use of 4 main punishments declined during the industrial age:

• ❖ The death penalty, after the end of the Bloody Code.
• ❖ Public hangings after 1868.
• ❖ Corporal punishments, such as stocks and the pillory, were used less over the time period.
• ❖ Transportation ended in the 1860s.

Which punishments were used more during the industrial period?

As some forms of punishment declined in the industrial period, 2 other forms were relied on more and more.

• ❖ The use of prisons grew massively during this time.
• ❖ Although it was ended in the 1860s the use of transportation increased, especially at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries.

What were the punishment trends in the industrial period?

Changing ideas about society led to changing punishments during the industrial period in 4 ways:

• ❖ At the start of the 18th century punishments focused on deterrence, with a lot of painful and public punishment.
• ❖ As time wore on, more people began to question their effectiveness.
• ❖ The authorities began to focus more on reform and less on deterrence.
• ❖ As a result, public execution and Bloody Code declined, while prisons were put to greater use. Transportation was used more at first but ended in the 1860s.

What happened to corporal punishment in industrial Britain?

The use of corporal punishment declined during the 19th century in 3 main steps:

• ❖ Whipping was abolished for women in 1820.
• ❖ It was formally ended for men in the 1860s.
• ❖ It continued as a punishment for offences in prison into the 20th century.