History B Schools History Project GCSE
Reform and prevention
What Reform and prevention means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Reform and prevention
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Reference: OCR
The shift in focus away from retribution, towards which political change moved the justice system.
Topics that use Reform and prevention
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