A range of punishments were used to make criminals suffer and to deter other people from committing similar crimes. Fines were a common punishment for petty crimes - minor crimes which were not ...

The medieval era is the period of European history extending from about ... were forever preoccupied with the amount of violent crime sweeping across the land. Some of the most brutal acts of ...

From the medieval period to the present day ... These changes had a large impact on the causes of crime and the types of crime committed. There were also big changes in policing and punishments.