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Women in Plymouth, England, parting from their lovers who are about to be transported to Botany Bay, 1792. Penal transportation (or simply transportation) was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination.
The Piracy Act 1717 (4 Geo. 1.c. 11), sometimes called the Transportation Act 1717 or the Felons' Act 1717 (1718 in New Style [2]), [3] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that established a regulated, bonded system to transport criminals to colonies in North America for indentured service, as a punishment for those convicted or attainted in Great Britain, excluding Scotland.
Concealing evidence, contrary to section 5(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967; Contempt of court a.k.a. criminal contempt; Intimidation, contrary to section 51(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; Taking or threatening to take revenge, contrary to section 51(2) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Thief-takers grew increasingly notorious in England as a reward was introduced by the Crown for each successfully condemned criminal. [10] Some of them, such as Anthony Dunn, publicly referred to as "pretended Thiefe-taker" in a 1707 document, [11] used their social power as thief-takers as an advantage for receiving. Thief-takers were usually ...
Criminal cases in England and Wales are usually brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, with the the crown acting as the prosecuting party. (Case names reflect this: a case against Mr Smith would be styled R v Smith , with R being short for Rex or Regina, that is, the King or Queen , and the v standing for "versus".)
In the United Kingdom, Acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, published in the late 18th-century, raised questions about the system and structure of the common law and the poor drafting and disorder of the existing statute book.
This convict transportation began in 1718 following the passing of a Transportation Act by the British Parliament in 1717. The transportation continued until 1775, when the American Revolutionary War halted the practice. Also, Ekirch explores the various roles played by England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland in this convict trade. [1] [3]
In England and Wales, there were 618,000 recorded "violence against the person" crimes which caused an injury in 2015. Other areas of crime included robbery (124,000), burglary (713,000) and vehicle theft (874,000). [16] England and Wales had a prison population of 83 430 (2018 estimate), equivalent to 179 people per 100 000.