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Mary Siddon -LRB- fl .. 1783 -RRB- was an English thief .. English. English people. thief. Theft. In 1783 , Siddon was convicted of stealing a pork ham .. She was sentenced to be ` severely and privately whipped , in the presence of females only . '. whipped. Flagellation. This was considered to be a turning-point in English attitudes to public violence and a marker of the beginning of a more professionalised approach to policing and punishment .. English. English people. violence. violence. policing. Police#Early Modern policing