Crime out of control?

In the Early Modern period between 1500 and 1750 some apparently 'new' crimes became common.

Find out all you can about

Smuggling

Highwaymen

Poachers

Vagrants and vagabonds

and then answer these questions:

1. Which were the most serious crimes and why?
2. Was it right to call them all crimes?
3. Did the authorities deal with them successfully?
4. Why did these crimes become common when they hadn't before?

Links (also use Google):

Highwaymen also pages 84 -85 in the textbook
Smugglers also pages 88-89
Smugglers
Poaching also pages 86-87
Vagrants and vagabonds also pages 72-75 and the chapter in Changing Minds


Some games:
Guilty or innocent?
Tug of War
The Watchman
Penalty Shootout
Penalty Shootout

The City of Dreadful Night....

For Jack the Ripper click here.