Across
- 5. A law enforcement role which was developed in towns in the 1400s and remains in use today.
- 7. The surname of Elizabeth, who campaigned to improve prison conditions for women.
- 8. The punishment which was used to punish capital crimes until 1968.
- 9. The name given to a person guilty of committing the crime of heresy
- 11. The surname of the Home Secretary and Prime Minister who made key changes to the prison system and police.
- 13. The crime of conning or scamming someone out of money
- 14. The type of robbery which took place on the new roadways of the 1700s.
- 15. The crime which attacks or challenges the power and authority of the monarchy or government
- 18. This former crime was decriminalised in 1967
- 20. A way to describe a crime which uses computer and internet technology
- 21. Guy Fawkes was apparently tortured on this before confessing to the Gunpowder Plot.
Down
- 1. These 'houses' were used as prisons to punish the poor from the 1500s.
- 2. A criminal could seek this safety in a church for up to 40 days
- 3. This type of crime always results in the death penalty
- 4. The prison system which aimed to keep prisons away from each other
- 6. Illegally bringing goods/people in from abroad without paying import duty.
- 7. These two brothers set up the Bow Street Runners in 1748.
- 9. The crime of opposing the official religious beliefs of a monarch or government
- 10. This type of punishment inflicts pain and suffering as a deterrent to others.
- 11. Trespassing or hunting on land owned by someone else.
- 12. A group of 12 people in a court who listen to evidence and decide on a person's guilt.
- 16. A type of theft which involves taking low value goods
- 17. The surname of John, who campaigned to improve prison conditions in the 1770s.
- 19. The type of crime which is illegal but rarely reported as people think it is unfair.