Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

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paul bulkley

Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

Legg inn av paul bulkley » 18 apr 2006 17:58:02

Dr J.Samaha's statistics probably explains the desire
of individuals to emigrate from England during the
early 1600s.

The percentage of individuals hung for committing a
felony was:

1559/1560 23%
1570/1571 34%
1580/1581 40%
1588/1589 25%
1601/1602 26%

It is particularly thought provoking that these
extreme sentences were imposed during a period of
general poverty, that one could be hung for a felony
valued as low as 12d, and that despite the severity of
the sentences that crime continued undeterred.

Sincerely Yours,


Paul Bulkley

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12-stringer

Re: Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

Legg inn av 12-stringer » 18 apr 2006 17:58:03

You cannot be implying that 23%, 34%, &c, of the _total
population_ of GB was executed for felony in those
years, or any others. Although that is what it
_reads_ like you're saying.


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Dr J.Samaha's statistics probably explains the desire
of individuals to emigrate from England during the
early 1600s.

The percentage of individuals hung for committing a
felony was:

1559/1560 23%
1570/1571 34%
1580/1581 40%
1588/1589 25%
1601/1602 26%

It is particularly thought provoking that these
extreme sentences were imposed during a period of
general poverty, that one could be hung for a felony
valued as low as 12d, and that despite the severity
of
the sentences that crime continued undeterred.

Sincerely Yours,


Paul Bulkley

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Gjest

Re: Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

Legg inn av Gjest » 18 apr 2006 21:16:01

12-stringer writes:

You cannot be implying that 23%, 34%, &c, of the _total
population_ of GB was executed for felony in those
years, or any others. Although that is what it
_reads_ like you're saying.


I assumed that the percentages were of those convicted, though it could have
been clearer

cheers

Simon

Gjest

Re: Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

Legg inn av Gjest » 19 apr 2006 12:00:12

paul bulkley wrote:
Dr J.Samaha's statistics probably explains the desire
of individuals to emigrate from England during the
early 1600s.

The percentage of individuals hung for committing a
felony was:

1559/1560 23%
1570/1571 34%
1580/1581 40%
1588/1589 25%
1601/1602 26%

These statistics may explain why felons would wish to emigrate, but are
unlikely to impact on the general population. In any case, as has been
pointed out, these rates apply to persons convicted, not to persons in
general. In order to be relevant to the proposition stated, we would
need to know, inter alia, what the conviction rate was amongst the
general population.

Additionally, the early figures are not particularly relevant, as there
was not a great deal of English emigration between 1559 and 1589.
Furthermore, the statistics on their own are not useful for more
general extrapolations or comparisons; for instance, what were the
percentages for other counties? for the colonies to which people
emigrated?

By the way, pictures are hung, people are hanged.

MAR

Chris Dickinson

Re: Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex

Legg inn av Chris Dickinson » 19 apr 2006 12:54:22

MAR wrote:

<snip>
By the way, pictures are hung, people are hanged.


though both can be drawn, one before hanging and one after :-)

Chris

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