CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pillory

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

Document Summary

The church is no longer the all mighty power but it is because of the church that the king is considered a direct messenger from god. The use of torture was justified at this time was that the state needed to protect the community from further wrath of angry god. When an individual was suspected of a crime only half proof was required (very flimsy evidence). In this time there was still the inquisition. The accused was asked under oath while induring physical pain. There was 2 stages of torture: preparatory (forcing the accused to admit their guilt) and preliminary (getting the names of the accomplices). The individual could avoid torture by consenting to trial by jury. Refusal of trial by jury would bring pressing which was lying down and having weights put on you. People would refuse the jury because if they were found guilty all their possessions would be taken from the accused family.