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Bloody Minor Crimes Code Death Penalty Betweenthe 17th

Front What was the Bloody code?
Back The name of minor crimes given the death penalty betweenthe 17th and 19th century, the The bloody code was the addition of 50 minor crimes in 1723. They all agreed the best way to reduce crime was to punish more harshly even though crime rate was decreasing in the 16th century.

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