Exploring youth justice in the Victorian era | English

Starter quiz

When you are reading a difficult text, you should ask yourself ______ to check you are understanding what you are reading.
- 'questions' ✓
Select two words from the list below which are connectives.
- Furthermore ✓
- Bizarrely
- Moreover ✓
- Arguably
What is a rhetorical question?
- Any type of question.
- A question that is used when speaking to a group.
- A question asked to make a point rather than get an answer. ✓
Do you think Victorians were stricter on crime than law makers today?
- Victorians were more strict. ✓
- Victorians were less strict.
- The were about the same.
Which of the following statements about the death penalty is true for the UK today?
- The death penalty is still a form of punishment used in the UK today.
- The death penalty has not been used as a punishment for almost 60 years. ✓
- The death penalty can be used as a punishment in extreme cases.
Which of the following statements is true about the punishments under-18s can receive in the UK today?
- Under-18s can receive the same prison sentences as adults.
- Under-18s are sentenced differently to adults. ✓
- In extreme cases, under-18s can be sent to adult prisons.

Which of the following is not direct address?
- Everyone in this room should agree with me.
- How would you feel if it were you?
- I cannot believe it. ✓
Who did the middle class believe committed the most crime?
- The ruling class
- The upper class
- The working class ✓
Was the death penalty abolished during the Victorian era?
- No ✓
- Yes - but only for children
- Yes - it was abolished for all
What is the age of criminal responsibility in the UK?
- 5
- 10 ✓
- 18
Why were the Victorians so tough on crime? Select the two best responses.
- They valued self-discipline and responsibility. ✓
- They wanted punishments to act as a deterrent against crime. ✓
- As a Christian society, they believed in 'an eye for an eye.'
- They did not believe in equality for all.
Which of the following words means a formal charge or accusation?
- Indictment ✓
- Discharge
- Vengeance

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Victorians were tough on crime to deter people from offending.
Victorians valued discipline and responsibility.
It was a middle class myth designed to uphold the class system, that most criminals were working class.
Rhetorical questions, emotive language and direct address are all types of persuasive language.
Connectives and repetition are all useful for structuring a persuasive response.

The working class are the social class most likely to commit crime.

What types of crime are more likely to be committed by the wealthy? Why might they be less likely to be punished?

Indictment - an indictment means a formal charge or accusation.
Vengeance - vengeance is a punishment inflicted for a wrong that has been committed.
Harbour - to harbour means to shelter or hide a criminal.
Discharge - if you discharge someone, you officially tell them they must leave a place or situation.
Plunder - to plunder means to steal goods from a place or person.