1. Medieval Crime and Punishment
Jazmyn Patterson
Bianka Zerpa

2. Medieval life
Throughout the medieval period it was believed that the only way to keep order was to make sure that the people were scared of the punishments given for crimes committed. For this reason all crimes from stealing to murder had harsh punishments.

3. Crime and Punishments

4. Crime and Punishments Crime Punishment Treason
Death by hanging or execution
Theft
Publicly tortured. This could be in the form of the Stocks or medieval torture.
Babington conspirator
Hanged, Drawn and Quartered
Rebellion
Hung
Fraud
The stocks and imprisoned
Entering the same sex marriage
The stocks and imprisoned. Utter Humiliation
Murder
Death, hung or execution

5. Methods of Medieval Torture
Ripping out teeth and nails
Castration
Drowning
Roasting
Genital Mutilation
Limb/finger or tongue removal
Starvation
Stoning

6. Crime and Punishment Roles
Minor crime –lords had authority to punish in local courthouse
Sheriff/police –keep criminals under lock and key
Catholic church used torture and imprisonment to obtain confessions

7. Punishment Tools

8. Punishment Tools
The Rack: on one end of the instrument was used to fasten the victims leg, and the other side fastened the hands. As the handle would be moved the ropes would eventually dislocate the arms and legs.

9. Punishment Tools
The Scavengers Daughter: The elongated device compressed the victims body in a low crouching kneel-down position. As the grip would tighten on the person it would cause blood to crush out the ear and nose.