Question
‘As London grew, crime flourished city’. Explain.
Solution
As London grew, crime flourished:
(i)Around 20,000 criminals were living in London in the 1870s. A great deal about criminal activities of this period were known, as crime became an object of widespread concern.
(ii)The police were worried about law and order, philanthropists were anxious about public morality, and industrialists wanted a hard-working and orderly labour force.
(iii)So the population of criminals was counted, their activities were watched, and their ways of life were investigated.
(iv)They were the cheats and tricksters, pickpockets and petty thieves crowding the streets of London.
(v)In an attempt to discipline the population, the authorities imposed high penalties for crime and offered work to those who were considered the ‘deserving poor’.
(i)Around 20,000 criminals were living in London in the 1870s. A great deal about criminal activities of this period were known, as crime became an object of widespread concern.
(ii)The police were worried about law and order, philanthropists were anxious about public morality, and industrialists wanted a hard-working and orderly labour force.
(iii)So the population of criminals was counted, their activities were watched, and their ways of life were investigated.
(iv)They were the cheats and tricksters, pickpockets and petty thieves crowding the streets of London.
(v)In an attempt to discipline the population, the authorities imposed high penalties for crime and offered work to those who were considered the ‘deserving poor’.
