8.4- crime & punishment

Question 1

addiction

Answer 1

a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects

Question 2

capital punishment

Answer 2

the death penalty for a crime or offence

Question 3

crime

Answer 3

an act against the law

Question 4

deterrence

Answer 4

the idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off committing the crime

Question 5

judgement

Answer 5

the act of judging people and their actions

Question 6

justice

Answer 6

due allocation of reward and punishment/ the maintenance of what is right

Question 7

law

Answer 7

rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts

Question 8

reform

Answer 8

the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again

Question 9

rehabilitation

Answer 9

restore to normal life

Question 10

responsibility

Answer 10

being responsible for one’s actions

Question 11

retribution

Answer 11

the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong

Question 12

sin

Answer 12

an act against the will of God