History (Crime) Exam Technique

Question 5/6 (16 marks + 4 SPAG marks)

4 Ts

Task (how far do you agree? explain your answer)

Time period

Theme (punishment, law enforcement etc)

Timing (marks * 1.5)

Conclusions

STEP

Timing of impact (how long impact lasted in time period)

Extent of impact

Scale of impact

People affected (amount of people)

Question 4 (12 marks)

WTF

Think of any changes or new methods you can think of

Factors

What was the change?

‘The use of public execution remained an important feature of the penal system in the years c1500–c1900.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer.

Explain why new crimes were defined in the period from c1900 to the present day. [12 marks]

Structure

For example [talk about one of the changing punishments]...

As a result / this means that / consequently…

One reason that changes to the system of punishments were introduced was because of [insert factor]...

Factors

Attitudes and beliefs

Media

Poverty and wealth

Urbanisation

Key individuals

Transport and communications

Science and technology

Religion

Roles of governments

Question 3 (4 marks)

Explain one way in which law enforcement in the medieval period (c1000–c1500) was different from law enforcement during the modern period (c1900–present)