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Crime and Punishment Flashcards

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Addiction

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being addicted to/dependent on a particular substance, can be a cause of crime (e.g. stealing money to pay for illegal drugs)

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Amy Biehl

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an American woman who was stabbed and stoned to death in Cape Town in 1993, whose killers were released and pardoned five years later as their actions had been politically motivated, something that Amy’s parents supported and they shook her killers’ hands when they were released

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Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)

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a civil order made in Great Britain against a person who had been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour

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Bicycle Theft

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where a bicycle is stolen, the sixth most common type of theft

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Brigitte Soussou Perenyi

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a woman who was given to a religious shrine as a slave at the age of seven to atone for her uncle’s adultery, but decided to forgive her uncle as it helped her recognise that everyone is human and makes mistakes

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Civil Disobedience

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the refusal to comply with certain laws considered unjust, as a peaceful form of political protest

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Community Service

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punishment involving the criminal doing a set number of hours of physical labour/work in their local community as an alternative to prison

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Computer Misuse Theft

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where something is stolen through computer misuse

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Corporal Punishment

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punishment in which physical pain is inflicted on the criminal

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Crime

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an action that breaks the law

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Crime Against a Person

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something like murder

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Crime Against Property

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something like vandalism

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Crime Against the State

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something like treason

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Criminal Damage

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a type of theft that involves damage to someone’s property

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Curfew

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where someone is legally required to be at their place of residence by a certain time for a certain length of time as punishment and deterrence

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Death Penalty

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capital punishment, the execution of a criminal that is sanctioned by the state

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Deterrence

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one aim of punishment, the threat of punishment as a way to put a person off committing crime (eg knowing they could go to prison if they steal)

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Disqualification from Driving

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where someone has their driving licence removed after committing a driving offence, as retribution, deterrence and reform

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Electronic Tagging

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where someone has an electric tag put on their ankle to track where they are for a certain length of time after committing a crime, as a form of deterrence and reform

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Evil Intentions

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having the desire to deliberately cause suffering or harm to another

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Fines

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where someone has to pay money after committing a crime, as retribution and deterrence

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Forgiveness Project

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a UK-based charity that uses real stories of victims and perpetrators of crime and violence to help people explore ideas around forgiveness and alternatives to revenge. With no political or religious affiliations

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Francis and Berthe Climbie

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a couple whose seven-year-old daughter, Victoria, was murdered by her aunt, Marie-Therese, but they were able to forgive her as they believed that to not forgive was to kill Victoria twice

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Fraud

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crime involving intentional deception for personal gain

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Golden Rule

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a rule that pretty much all religions agree on, that you should treat others as you wish to be treated

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Greed

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reason for committing a crime, wanting or desiring more of something

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Hate

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a reason for crime, where emotions are responsible for crime, a reaction to what goes around people or what others have to do with them eg when people do bad things to other people, the hate leads them to take revenge and commit crimes

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Hate Crime

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a crime committed because of prejudice views about a person or group

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High Security Mental Health Institution

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a type of prison for people who have severe mental health issues

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Jo Berry

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a woman whose father was killed by an IRA bomb, but was able to forgive him as she saw forgiveness as a two-sided thing

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Julie Nicholson

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an Anglican priest whose daughter Jenny was killed in the 7/7 bombings in 2005, but felt she had to quit her job as a priest as she could not forgive the suicide bomber who killed her daughter, and justifies it by claiming that the bomber does not want forgiveness

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Law

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the rules a country demands its citizens follow, the breaking of which leads to punishment

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Marianne Pearl

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a medical condition that can cause changes to a person’s behaviour, can be a cause of crime

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Mental Illness

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a medical condition that can cause changes to a person’s behaviour, can be a cause of crime

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Murder

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unlawful killing of another person

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Opposition to Existing Laws

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crimes committed in protest about laws that exist that are considered either unfair or for the benefit of a select few in society, so they commit crimes to get the laws changed

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Paul Kohler Beaten

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a man who was attacked in his own home and saw forgiveness as a way of dealing with his internal issue and ensuring he wasn’t embittered by her experience

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Poverty

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the state of being without the things needed for a reasonable quality of life, can be a reason to commit crime as a person sees no other alternative way to survive, as they have no money, no job and cannot provide for themselves or their children

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Principle of Utility

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the concept of acting out of the greater good for most people, eg removing a dangerous criminal from society in order to protect others

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Prison

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imprisonment is a form of punishment where a criminal is locked in a secure guarded building for a period of time

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Probation

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the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision, as a form of retribution, deterrence and reformation

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Probation Order

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the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision, as a form of retribution, deterrence and reformation

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Raif Badawi

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a man who was sentenced to ten years in prison, 1000 lashes and a fine of 1000000 Saudi currency for the crime of ‘insulting Islam through electronic channels’, by means of running the website Free Saudi Liberals, he only received 50 lashes due to a public outcry and is now free, but is unable to leave Saudi Arabia to join his wife and daughter in Canada

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Recidivism

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where someone returns to prison after release

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Reformation

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aim of punishment, helping the criminal see how and why their behaviour was wrong so that their mindset changes for the better

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Restorative Justice

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where victims meet with criminals as a way to come to terms with what happened

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Retribution

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aim of punishment, getting the criminal back for their crimes

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Robbery

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the action of taking property unlawfully by force or threat of force

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Rosie Ayliffe

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a woman who, through Restorative Justice, managed to forgive the man who killed her daughter, Mia

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Ruchi Singh

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a victim of domestic violence who decided to forgive her abusers as it meant she could continue with her life in a more peaceful frame of mind, despite not being okay with what her abuser did

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Secure Children’s Home

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the equivalent of a prison for children aged 10-12

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Secure Training Centre

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the equivalent of a prison for children aged 12-18

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Theft

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taking something without the owner’s consent

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Theft From Person

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offences such as pickpocketing, where something is stolen person-on-person without violence

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Unjust Law

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a legal requirement within a society that is believed to be unfair, a cause of crime if fa person believes they cannot follow, or must act against, a law they believe is unjust

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Upbringing

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the environment a child lives in and the instructions they receive while they are growing up, can be a cause of crime

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Vehicle-Related Theft

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crimes such as Taking Without Consent

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Violent Theft

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person-on-person theft that involves violence

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Whole Life Tariff

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a rare type of prison sentence that actually does last for someone’s whole life

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Youth Offender’s Institution

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the equivalent of a prison for children aged 18-21

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