Crime Flashcards
What is crime?
An offence that is punishable by law, e.g stealing
what is a moral or legal obligation?
duty
What is responsibility?
A duty to care for or having control over something or someone
What is a conscience?
The inner feeling you are doing right or wrong
What is a wrong doing that directly harms someone?
Crime against the person
What is crime against property?
Damaging items that belong to somebody else, e.g. vandalism
What is crime against the state?
An offence aimed at damaging the government or a country, e.g. treason
what is an offence against religion?
Religious offence
What is a punishment?
Something done to a person because they have broken a law
What is protection?
Keeping the public from being harmed, threatened or injured by criminals
What is it called to put people off of crimes?
Deterrence
What is it called to get your own back?
Retribution
What is reformation?
to change someone’s behaviour for the better
What is vindication?
An aim of punishment that means offenders must be punished to show that the law must be respected and is right
What is reparation?
An aim of punishment designed to help an offender to put something back into society
What is forgiveness?
Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
What is repentance?
Being truly sorry and trying to change one’s behaviour so as not to do the same again
What is a young offender?
A person under 18 who has broken the law
What is imprisonment?
When a person is put in jail for committing a crime
What is prison reform?
A movement that tries to ensure offenders are treated humanely in prison
What is capital punishment?
Death penalty
What is community service?
Unpaid work that an offender performs for the benefit of the local community rather than going to prison
What is electronic tagging?
An offender has to wear an electronic device which tracks their movement to ensure restrictions of movement are observed
What is a fine?
Money paid as punishment for a crime or other offence
What is probation?
An alternative to prison where an offender has to meet regularly with a probation officer to ensure they do not reoffend.
What is parole?
When a prisoner is released without having completed their sentence, because they have behaved well and accepted their guilt.
What is life imprisonment?
A prison sentence that (theoretically) keeps people in prison until they die
What is early release?
when a prison is allowed to leave prison early
“You shall not murder”
Evil action
“anyone who murders will be subject to judgement”
Evil judgment
“Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the poor are the heart of the gospel. If Christians don’t dig deep and generously open up their wallets, they do not have genuine faith.”
Reasons for crime - poverty
Reasons for crime quotations
“for there is no authority except that which God has established.”
