Crime And Punishment During The Victorian Era

Victorian Era When imagining the Victorian Era, fancy lifestyles, and elaborate living may come to mind. However, during this era, other lifestyles and conditions of living of a different nature were going on at this time. During the Victorian Era, different types of punishments were used for the crimes. Prisons served as lock-ups for debtors and places where the accused were held before trial. The prisons were becoming an acceptable form as punishment for serious offenders and had become the main form of punishment for a wide range of offenses. As most towns grew the crimes went up and townspeople were worried about how criminals would be kept under control (‘’Victorian Crime and Punishment”). A punishment that was used …show more content…
Today we may see a family having a stay-at-home mom and a dad going to work and bringing in all the income for the home. Among the upper classes, the husbands primary task was to be a gentlemen (Nelson 28). The husbands within the upper class were expected to maybe take up a position in government, serving as an officer in the army. Or becoming a clergymen as they were not expected to devote themselves to primarily making money. The middle-class material idea involved love, companionship, and mutual respect based upon the strengths that the partners were expected to bring (Nelson …show more content…
During this time the medical equipment that is used today was not invented. So the risk of catching an infection or a disease during childbirth were extremely high. In Victorian Society sons and daughters were raised differently (Nelson 43). Mothers were to be nurturing and caring as soon as the baby was born, as fathers were seen more as an authoritative figures. The fathers focused on raising their children when they were older, mainly the boys. He ensured that their sons had a healthy lifestyle and could provide for themselves. (“Parenting in Victorian