Crime Flashcards
Crime
An illegal act that goes against state laws .
Punishable by law.
Qadi
A judge in muslim law.
Sharia’ah
Islamic legal system.
Mosiac
A charitable organisation which offer support to young Muslim prisoners.
Causes of crime
Poverty-many people convicted of shoplifting were stealing it to feed themselves or their families.
Socialising -Difficulties and conforming to society’s norms because of poor parenting or a troubled family life.
Drugs-some research studies have found that a lot of acquisitive crime is committed by users of heroin and crack cocaine.
Low self-esteem-criminals in prison for drug offences and those with extensive criminal histories were found to have significantly lower self-esteem than the average person.
Categories for crime
Hadud-crimes against God which have fixed punishments
Qisas-crimes against individuals of families but the victims nearest relative are able to choose their preferred punishment.
Ta ‘zur- crimes which punishment are not stated in the Qur’an or Hadith’s and is left to the discretion of Qadi.
Muslim responses to crime
Muslims are against crime because they are breaking the laws of God.
They believe that crime is a distraction from God and therefore Muslims should keep away from anything which might lead them to crime.
Muslim teachings on crime
“God commands justice”-God expects fairness.He is the All-Just.Muslims are also expected to demonstrate this. A punishment must fit the crime.
“Do not break oaths after you have sworn them “-honouring promises is important and a test from God to make sure you can uphold the law by maintaining justice and fairness for all.
“On the day of resurrection he will make clear to you those things you differed about”-this reminds Muslims that they are accountable for their actions so they should be more conscious of their behaviour as it will come back to them on the day of judgement.
Qur’an (Surah 16:90-92)
Muslim chaplains association
They provide support assistance and rehabilitation for offenders and ex-offenders by:
supporting Muslim chaplains who work within prisoners,leading what worship and providing pastoral care
working towards a resettlement of prisoners and prevention of the re-offending upon release
Engaging with Muslims and the wider community.
SOWAS for crime
“God commands justice doing good and generosity towards your relatives And he forbids what is shameful ,blameworthy and oppressive “
