CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Prison Ship, Ultimate Power, Bloody Code

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

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>church is not almighty power, but because of the church and a connection with god allows the king to rule. >state"s need to protect community from further wrath of angry god. >only half proof required (accuser only had to provide flimsy evidence/ slightest amount of incriminating evidence) >questions asked under oath, while enduring physical pain. >inquisitor questions accused under oath, trying to get confession. Avoid torture by consenting to trial by jury. Refuse trial by jury -> subjected to pressing >form of torture, accused lying on floor and large plank placed over individual, weights placed on plank. Know they would be found guilty, take alternative. If accused died w/o being convicted, the state couldn"t confiscate property. Executions done in middle of the day, draw out large crowds. Deceased"s body was put into metal device, gibbets positioned on roads, along shore lines to ward off pirates and robbers. Bodies could be left there until they were completely decomposed.