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Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–present
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What was the primary purpose of the 'doss houses' (common lodging houses) found throughout Whitechapel in the late nineteenth century?

  1. To accommodate immigrant workers in long-term tenancies
  2. To house recently released prisoners on licence
  3. To provide free shelter funded by the parish poor law
  4. To offer paid nightly accommodation for the very poor
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✓ Answer: D — To offer paid nightly accommodation for the very poor
Common lodging houses (doss houses) charged a few pennies per night for a bed or floor space, providing the cheapest form of paid accommodation available to the homeless poor. They were not funded by the parish — residents had to pay each night or sleep outside. They were not specifically for ex-prisoners, and they offered nightly rather than long-term tenancies.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Who set up the Bow Street Runners in 1749?

  1. Robert Peel, the home secretary
  2. William Cecil, Lord Burghley
  3. Jonathan Wild, the thief-taker
  4. Henry Fielding, followed by John Fielding
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✓ Answer: D — Henry Fielding, followed by John Fielding
Award 1 mark. Henry Fielding, a magistrate, organised paid men to catch criminals in London, and his half-brother John expanded the scheme. Peel created the Metropolitan Police in 1829, Cecil was Elizabeth's minister, and Jonathan Wild was a notorious "thief-taker" criminal.
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