CRM 1301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Late Middle Ages, Eye For An Eye, Cucking Stool

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

Roman empire is not part of middle ages. It is before***: summary, 1000 bc-500 ad, period with organized beurocracy and secular power, roman law- 12 tables. Roman catholic church wanted power which was threat to secular power which was deviance: christianity was deviant and could result in prosecution or punishment, types punishments and confessions. *all punishment was usually slow, painful, humiliating, entertaining and caused physical and psychological suffering: burning, cooking, boiling, lime pit. Oil, coals, water: drowning, flogging/whipping, crucifixion, slavery. Higher enslavement was higher economy: entertainment- stoning, lions den f) Lex talionis: context of changes from one age to another. Middle ages (early and late: summary, 4/5th century (dark ages as result of no advancement after roman empire and secular systems), conversion to christianity recognized institutionalized changes and role of church and state b. i. Christianity was threat to roman empires secular authority belief*: church was important; determined state affairs like the cjs; pope played big role c. i.