Dimensions
249 x 238 x 3mm
Find out how society's treatment of people who break the law was transformed in Victorian times with the introduction of an organised police force. How has this affected criminal activity? And have the punishments given changed over the years? Starting in 1812, take a look at how prisons and find out how the treatment of prisoners has changed over the past 200 years.
The Past in Pictures series is a fascinating look at life in Britain through the photographs of The National Archives. This archive gives us a rare glimpse of what life has been like for criminals since early photography began. It reveals a picture of how society has changed over the last 150 years.
