Law and order
What Law and order means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Areas around theatres in Southwark were associated with crime, prostitution, and disorder, which the London authorities opposed.
The rapid population growth of the Californian Gold Rush led to lawless boomtowns, with vigilante justice in the mining camps.
Maintaining this was a responsibility of the wealthy landowners who served as unpaid Justices of the Peace in their counties.
Responses evolved from harsh punishments for vagrancy, while vagrants were still punished under the Poor Laws.
Topics that use Law and order
- British Depth Study: The Elizabethans, 1580–1603 (OCR GCSE)
- Period Study: The Making of America, 1789–1900 (OCR GCSE)
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