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1
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When did transportation to america begin?

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1610

2
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eastern Australia claimed for

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Britian in 1770

3
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JH- act

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JOHN HOWARD- 1774

Gaol Act- improving conditions of gaols

4
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transportation to

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transportation to australia begins in 1787

5
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over how many ppl were transported to america?

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Over 160,000 people transported to America from 1787-1868

6
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Gaol ACT, ELIZABETH FRY

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1823

7
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when did the bloody code end?

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end of the bloody code as capital crimes reduced to 122 in 1825

8
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how many/ when were the new prisons built?

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90 new prisons built- 1824-1827

9
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when was transportation to America abolished?

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transportation to America abolished in 1868

10
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19th century thought that:
led to decrease in death penalty:
lead to end of public executions in 1868:

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  • punishments should be equal
  • corporal and capital punishments were inhumane except for serious crimes
  • punishments should also be about rehabilitating the offender
11
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Transportation to Australia:

ended in 1868……

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crime increase= transportation

  • offenders stayed and laboured in Australia for 7 years
  • some felt it was too expensive + not a strong deterrent to crime.
  • too harsh on criminals and families
  • more prisons had been built and prisons were used instead of transportation
  • Australia no longer needed labours because of the discovery of gold