CRIMINAL RECORDS ONLINE
Society has always regarded some actions as being wrong, especially murder, violence and theft. And the pursuit of wrongdoers and how they are caught and punished has led to the creation of records that go back to medieval times. But there has been considerable change over the years about the types of behaviour that are deemed to be socially unacceptable.
‘The Georgians were obsessed with the protection of property’
The Georgians, for example, were obsessed with the protection of property, which is why so many people in the period were hanged or transported for stealing small items. Four-fifths of the men transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868 had been convicted of petty theft.
On the other hand, the Victorians were less concerned about property, but took a great interest in ‘decency’ and
