Summary:
This is an SHP Official Text which means it has been created by the Schools History Project for use with the SHP specifications.

Crime and Punishment through time is an authoritative SHP development study for use with all GCSE specifications from all examinations boards. It thoroughly covers the content requirements of the OCR and Edexcel SHP specifications using an enquiry based approach. It is written by experts who understand both how to design good teaching material but also understand the exact assessment requirements of each specification.

It is supported by a comprehensive Teacher's Resource Book, and a new Dynamic Learning digital resource: 

Other books in the SHP Development Study series:
- Medicine and Health through time

• An SHP development study created by the expert team at the Schools History Project
• Provides an engaging enquiry approach to the specification content
• Comprehensive coverage of the specification to allow access to the highest grades
• Full of stunning and relevant source material
• Readable author text offering clear explanation

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Crime and punishment in the Roman Empire - the rational Romans why did they not conquer crime?
Chapter 2: Crime and punishment 400-1500 - did medieval kings really try to conquer crime?
Part 2.1 The early Middle Ages
Part 2.2 The later Middle Ages
Chapter 3: Protest 1300-1700 - why were protestors treated as rebels and traitors?
Chapter 4: Crime and punishment in Early Modern Britain 1500-1750
Part 4.1 How did changes in society lead to changes in crime?
Part 4.2 Crime punishment and policing under the Bloody Code
Part 4.3 Law enforcement
Chapter 5: Crime and punishment 1750-1900
Part 5.1 Abolition of the Bloody Code
Part 5.2 The revolution in prisons
Part 5.3 The revolution in policing
Chapter 6: Protest from 1700 to the 1920s
Part 6.1 Why were protesters treated so harshly before 1850?
Part 6.2 Why were protesters treated more leniently after 1850?
Chapter 7: Crime and punishment in the twentieth century
Chapter 8: Conclusion: explaining change and continuity in crime and punishment

About the Author(s):
Ian Dawson is Publications Director of the Schools History Project and creator of the website thinkinghistory.co.uk which is pioneering work on active learning in History. he has been adviser to QCA on a wide range of issues in History teaching including the teaching of chronology.