c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain: Edexcel GCSE History questions

Every Edexcel GCSE History exam question on c1900–present c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

All 15 questions on c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain, as a list

June 2025, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the attitude of the government to the use of the death penalty in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (c1700–c1900) was different f
June 2025, Option 10, Q6 (16 marks): ‘The introduction of the separate system was the most significant development in the use of prisons in the years c1800–present.’ How far do you agree? Explain y
June 2024, Option 10, Q6 (16 marks): ‘The work of the police has changed significantly in the years 1829–present.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answe
June 2023, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the treatment of young criminals in the years c1700–c1900 was different from the treatment of young criminals in the years c1900–presen
June 2022, Option 10, Q4 (12 marks): Explain why there were changes in the use of prison as a punishment in the period c1900–present. You may use the following in your answer: borstals open prisons
November 2021, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the use of prison as a punishment in the years c1700–c1900 was different from the use of prison as a punishment in the years c1900–pres
November 2021, Option 10, Q4 (12 marks): Explain why there have been changes in the crime of theft in the years c1900–present. You may use the following in your answer: credit cards shoplifting You mus
November 2021, Option 10, Q6 (16 marks): ‘There has been little progress in dealing with the crime of smuggling in the period c1700–present.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You may use the
November 2020, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the role of local communities in law enforcement in the medieval period was similar to the role of local communities in law enforcement
November 2020, Option 10, Q5 (16 marks): ‘The attitude of the authorities was the main reason for changes in the use of the death penalty in the period c1700–present.’ How far do you agree? Explain you
November 2020, Option 10, Q6 (16 marks): ‘Specialisation has been the most significant development in the nature of police work in the years since the creation of the Metropolitan Police (1829).’ How f
June 2019, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the treatment of the Tolpuddle Martyrs was similar to the way Conscientious Objectors during the First World War were treated.
June 2019, Option 10, Q4 (12 marks): Explain why there have been changes in the work of the police in the period from c1900 to the present day. You may use the following in your answer: forensic sc
June 2018, Option 10, Q3 (4 marks): Explain one way in which the nature of punishment during the years c1500–c1700 was different from the nature of punishment in the period c1900–present.
June 2018, Option 10, Q6 (16 marks): ‘The establishment of Pentonville prison was a turning point in the use of prisons in the years c1700–present.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You m

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