Continuity and change over time
What Continuity and change over time means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Punishment has transformed since c.1250, moving from public retribution to rehabilitation and incarceration, while prisons changed from holding facilities into the primary method of punishment.
Law enforcement has evolved significantly from c.1250 to the present day, shifting from community-based systems to professionalised, technology-driven policing.
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