The Destructive Cycle Of Crimes: The Medieval Justice System

Introduction
What is the justice system?
The justice system must punish the guilty, protect our liberties and rehabilitate offenders. We will ensure that more criminals make amends to victims and communities for the harm they have caused and help them break the destructive cycle of crime.
How were criminals caught?

Each town or village had a constable, but he dealt mainly with peasants who would revolt from time to time and the leaders of the revolts died in prison or were executed by torture that was so gruesome most people behaved out of fear for the rest of their lives

How were crimes dealt with?

In the medieval period, law and order was harsh. The people in charge of law and order believed that people would learn how to behave in the right way if
they feared what would happen to them if they broke the law.Even the smallest of crimes had the most serious punishments.
Each accused person had to go through an ordeal. There were three ordeals:
Ordeal by Fire:
An accused person held a red hot iron bar and walked three paces.
His hand was then bandaged and left for three days. If the wound was getting better after three days, you were innocent. If the wound had clearly not gotten any better, you were guilty.

Ordeal by water: An accused person was tied up and thrown into the water. If you floated you were guilty of the crime you were accused of If you sank you were innocent but you would die.

Ordeal by combat:
This was used by noblemen who had been accused of something. They would fight in combat with their accuser. Whoever won was innocent. Whoever lost was usually dead at the end of the fight.

How were guilty people punished?
In the medieval period, guilty people were usually tortured and it was very cruel and embarrassing some of the ways guilty people were punished were:
The Tub:
The convicted person would be placed in a wooden tub with only their head sticking out. After that, the executioner would paint their faces with milk and honey; and soon, flies would begin to feed on them. The victim was also fed regularly and would end up swimming in their excrement. After a few days, maggots and worms would devour their body as they decayed
alive.

The Brazen Bull: A solid piece of brass was cast with a door on the side that could be opened and latched. The victim would be placed inside the bull and a fire set underneath it until the metal became literally yellow as it was heated.

Heretics Fork:
This torture device consisted of a metal piece with two opposed bi-pronged forks attached to a belt or strap. One end of the device was pushed under the chin, the other to the sternum, and the strap was used to secure the victim’s neck to the tool while the victim hung from the ceiling or was somehow suspended so that they could not sleep. If their heads dropped, the prongs would pierce their throat and chest.

NOTE: They are much more but for reasons, I will not put all of them [we are trying to save trees]

Today VS Then
During the medieval period, the justice system was hands down cruel. In the medieval ages the Judicial Administration in The Middle Ages: The law in The Middle Ages was based on old Germanic ideas and customs but it was also influenced by the ancient Roman law system. Knights, barons, and dukes had their separate courtrooms where they used to offer judicial services for people living in their manor. But today in the modern times the judicial system is different in the sense that the justice system must punish the guilty, protect our liberties and rehabilitate offenders. They ensure that more criminals make amends to victims and communities for the harm they have caused and help them break the destructive cycle of crime.

Conclusion