starter activity

Bridewell, the country’s first ‘House of Correction’ established in 1553 in a former royal palace for paupers and petty thiefs. It also housed orphans. What was the problem

with early prisons? How could they be reformed. How far do you think we have solved the problem of prisons today?

Was there a Was there a revolution in revolution in

prisons?prisons?TBAT explain why & how TBAT explain why & how prisons were reformedprisons were reformed

To assess the role of key To assess the role of key reformersreformers

To assess the success of early To assess the success of early reformsreforms

Learning objectives

Key words: hulks debtors gaols separate v. silent crank

Your taskYour task

Study the information from Dawson, Study the information from Dawson, p.124. Note down the problems each p.124. Note down the problems each extract suggests.extract suggests.

What solutions would you propose?What solutions would you propose?

Your taskYour task

Read Whiting p.143- and take note of Read Whiting p.143- and take note of the following:the following:

The problems with prisons before The problems with prisons before Peel’s Gaols Act (1823)Peel’s Gaols Act (1823)

The solutions it proposedThe solutions it proposed The problems it left unresolvedThe problems it left unresolved Use Gloucester Prison as a case study Use Gloucester Prison as a case study

to explore the success/ failure of the to explore the success/ failure of the actact

Your taskYour task

Read Whiting, p.144-148. Read Whiting, p.144-148. Pentonville was opened in 1842 as a Pentonville was opened in 1842 as a model prison. Complete a checklist model prison. Complete a checklist of the changes Pentonville of the changes Pentonville introduced similar to the one below:introduced similar to the one below:Key feature Success /

FailureReason

Your taskYour task

Read Whiting, p. 149-150. Compete Read Whiting, p. 149-150. Compete a similar table for the silent systems.a similar table for the silent systems.

Which system was better for the Which system was better for the prisoner / better for those who ran prisoner / better for those who ran the prisons?the prisons?

Oakum picking

Your taskYour task Produce a presentation (4 slides) & handout Produce a presentation (4 slides) & handout

(1side A4) on one of the following key (1side A4) on one of the following key reformers:reformers: Cesare BeccariaCesare Beccaria Sir George PaulSir George Paul Jeremy BenthamJeremy Bentham John HowardJohn Howard Henry BroughamHenry Brougham Elizabeth FryElizabeth Fry Sir Robert PeelSir Robert Peel Sir Samuel RomillySir Samuel Romilly

How did their early life influence their ideas?What were their key ideas & publications?What impact did their ideas have?What sources have been especially useful?

HomeworkHomework

Complete the chart Complete the chart your teacher providesyour teacher provides

Read Godfrey, p.76-Read Godfrey, p.76-81 and note down the 81 and note down the views of liberal views of liberal historians like historians like Radzinowicz and Radzinowicz and Marxists like Marxists like Foucault. How do you Foucault. How do you most agree with?most agree with?

Was there a Was there a revolution in revolution in

prisons?prisons?TBAT explain why & how TBAT explain why & how prisons were reformedprisons were reformed

To assess the role of key To assess the role of key reformersreformers

To assess the success of early To assess the success of early reformsreforms

Learning objectives

Key words: hulks debtors gaols

Plenary