8.4 Crime And Punishment Keywords Flashcards
Capital punishment
The death penalty for a crime or offence.
Addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects.
Crime
An act agianst the law
Deterrence
The idea that punishments should be of such nature that they will put other people off (deter) committing crimes.
Judgment
The act of judging people their actions
Justice
Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right.
Law
Rules made by parliament and enforceable by courts.
Reform
The idea that punishment should try and change criminals so they won’t commit crimes again.
Rehabilitation.
Restore to normal life
Responsibility
Being responsible for ones actions.
Retribution
The idea that punishment should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong.
Sin
An act against the will of God.