crime between 1000-1500

the church

Types of crime

law enforcement

punishments

crimes against a person

crimes against authority

crimes against property

very few in the beginning but due to new rulers people were unhappy.

e.g treason or heresy

18% of crime in this time was violent

This involved assault, murder or rape

this included things such as arson, vandalism, theft and poaching.

73% of crime was things like this or most common was petty theft

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People in this time were very religious

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Corporal or capital punishment depending on the severity of the crime.

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Trials

Trial by cold water: water would be blessed by a priest making it holy. Then the accused would be thrown in tied p. If the accused floated they were guilty because the holy water had rejected them.

Trial by hot iron: the accused would have to pick up a burning iron and walk a few paces with it. Like trial by hot water the hand would be bandaged and left, if the wound was not healing the accused was guilty of the crime.

Trail by hot water was when the accused put their hand in boiling water and had to pick up an object. Then the hand would be bandaged and three days later would be checked on. If the hand was nit healing cleanly the accused was guilty and would be punished accordingly

Trial by dry bread: is done on accused priests and the priest would have to eat a very dry piece of bread. If they choked while eating the bread they were guilty.

Trial by ordeal was there for when the courts couldn't decide on a verdict and let God choose the answer on whether the accused was guilty or not guilty. It would always take place in a church because it was in the presence of God.

capital punishment was the death penalty

corporal punishment was not death but included a punishment that could result in injury

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moral crimes

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handled by the church

courts and judges