Lesson 2
2 Crime and punishment in modern Britain: The nature of law enforcement and punishment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which modern community scheme involves residents helping police watch for local crime?
- Vigilante Patrols
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Parish Constables
- Special Constabulary
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When did the modern Neighbourhood Watch scheme become widespread in Britain?
- The 1720s
- The 1980s
- The 1870s
- The 1830s
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Which 1965 law abolished the death penalty for murder in Britain?
- Homicide Act 1957
- Capital Punishment Act
- Bloody Code Act
- Murder Act 1965
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Which 1972 measure introduced community service as a prison alternative?
- Community service orders
- Electronic tagging schemes
- Anti-social behaviour orders
- Probation supervision rules
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Which 1982 change replaced Borstal training for young offenders?
- Community service
- Youth custody
- Public pillory
- Transportation
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Which scientific technique was introduced in the 1980s to help identify offenders?
- Fingerprint powder
- Tithe records
- Witch tests
- DNA profiling
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Which modern policing development involves officers focusing on specific criminal activities like fraud?
- Decentralisation
- Demilitarisation
- Privatisation
- Specialisation
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Which modern police approach aims to stop crime before it happens?
- Ordeal
- Transportation
- Prevention
- Sanctuary
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Which modern development involved non-custodial alternatives to prison?
- Hanging in chains
- Public executions
- Transportation to Australia
- Community sentences
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Which modern prison reform was developed for young offenders?
- The separate system
- Hard labour tasks
- Total solitary confinement
- Specialised treatment
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Which modern change reflects a move away from capital punishment?
- Expanding Bloody Code
- Introducing transportation
- Abolishing death penalty
- Increasing public executions
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What scientific evidence became central to modern police investigations?
- Confession warrants
- DNA profiling
- Eyewitness sketches
- Parish constable reports
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What is the primary aim of modern police crime prevention?
- Increasing prison terms
- Stopping crimes early
- Expanding capital punishment
- Reintroducing public trials
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Which modern development is linked to residents watching over their area?
- Combination Acts
- Metropolitan Police
- Forest courts
- Neighbourhood Watch
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How did the modern penal system treat young offenders differently?
- Public corporal punishment
- Specialised youth custody
- Transportation overseas
- Hard adult labour
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What penal method reduced the prison population for minor offences?
- Expanded death penalties
- Solitary confinement cells
- Mandatory life sentences
- Non-custodial alternatives
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Which technological method transformed modern police forensics?
- Town watchmen
- Trial by ordeal
- DNA evidence
- Wergild fines
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Which modern police structure deals with complex crimes?
- Bow Street Runners
- Night constable patrols
- Specialist units
- Parish watch groups
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Which sentencing option avoids sending offenders to prison?
- Hard labour
- Transportation
- Community sentences
- Capital punishment
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Which 1980s development linked police and residents in crime prevention?
- Bow Street Runners
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Metropolitan Police
- Combination Acts
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