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Crime and punishment Flashcards

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Give two examples of crimes against the person

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Assault, false imprisonment

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Give two examples of crimes against property

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Arson, theft

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Give two examples of crimes against the state

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Terrorism, treason

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Name the 7 causes of crime

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Poverty, upbringing, mental illness, addiction, greed, hate, opposition to unjust law

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What do Christians believe about punishment?

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Christians believe that punishment should be humane, for example, prisons should have decent facilities and inhabitants should not be subjected to mental or physical torture

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Name the Christian that worked to improve conditions for prisoners

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Elizabeth Fry

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A fine

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Financial reparation

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Community service

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A certain number of hours in supervised community work

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Suspended sentence

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The sentence is not carried out as long as they do not offend for the period of their sentence

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Probation

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Sentence is served outside prison and the offender reports to a probation officer at regular intervals

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Cautioning

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The offender admits to the crime and this is recorded. No further action is taken unless the person re-offends

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Curfew

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The offender is required to remain at home during designated hours and fitted with an electronic tag which monitors their movement

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Punishments for antisocial behaviour

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Civil injunction/ community protection notice/ criminal behaviour notice

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What do notices for antisocial behaviour require from the offender?

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These notices require that the offender stays away from certain places or attends support groups to improve their behaviour

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Imprisonment

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Loss of freedom for a set period of time

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Give four examples of antisocial behaviour

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Drunken or threatening behaviour, vandalism, graffiti, playing loud music at night

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Name the six aims of punishment

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Deterrence, protection, reform, vindication, retribution, repayment

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Deterrence

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To discourage people from doing something, such as committing a crime

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Protection

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To keep society safe
Some criminals have psychological problems and need psychiatric treatment

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Reform

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To make better or improve, it means to change the nature of a criminal so that they want to become a law abiding member of society

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Vindication

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Proof that something is right, reasonable or justified, punishing those who break the law shows that society wants to uphold justice

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Retribution

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Imposing a punishment that fits the crime and equals the injury inflicted

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Repayment

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To make amends for wrong doing

24
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What do Christian’s believe about repentance and forgiveness?

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Christians believe that while it is necessary to punish people who do wrong there is a time that comes for forgiveness

25
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Repentance

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To admit a wrongdoing and say sorry or show genuine remorse for it

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Forgiveness

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To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for something they have done wrong

27
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What does the Lord’s Prayer say about repentance and forgiveness?

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‘…forgive us our trespasses (sins) as we forgive those who trespass against us.’

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What does the Sermon on the Mount say about repentance and forgiveness?

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‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.’ And ‘…if you forgive people their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will forgive you; but if you do not forgive people their trespasses,neither will your Father forgive your trespasses

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant?

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Just as the king forgave the servant his huge debts, God has forgiven Christians for all of their sins. Therefore Christians should forgive others their sins, which are few in comparison.

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What does the Parable of the Lost Son teach?

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Just as the father loved both of his sons and forgave the younger one, God is willing to forgive sinners (the younger son) and the Jewish religious leaders who thought they were good enough (the older son).

31
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What happened in Enniskillen in 1987?

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There was an IRA bomb at the War memorial on Remembrance Sunday.

32
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How was Gordon Wilson’s family affected?

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Marie Wilson, his daughter, died as a result of her injuries.

33
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How did Gordon react to this?

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In an interview he publicly forgave the bombers

34
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Why did he do this?

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Because of his strong Christian faith

35
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Define restorative justice

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An alternative form of dealing with crime by engaging the offender, the victim and the community in talking through what has happened.

36
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When was the Restorative Justice Consortium (RJC) formed?

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1997

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What does the RJC aim to do?

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To promote the use of restorative justice within the criminal justice system, the workplace and schools to handle conflict situations.

38
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Who is involved and how are they restored?

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The offender-restoration of the offender to a law-abiding life
The victim-restoration of the victim to a normal life
The community-restoration of the damage caused by the crime to the community

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What do supporters of restorative justice argue?

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That for the victims of the crime to be able to recover and get on with their lives, both victim and perpetrator need to be involved. The needs of victims, offenders and society in general are all important and must be met.

40
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Name 4 limitations of the restorative justice method

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It relies on the voluntary cooperation of all 3 parties, the offender may not be only to avoid formal justice, because of social injustice and inequality there may be limits on how supportive a community may be, if there is a big wealth gap then people may not want to work together

41
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What percentage of vicTims who engaged in restorative justice are happy with the mediation results?

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75%

42
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How did the victims feel?

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Heard, less angry, less fearful

43
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What does Victim Support offer?

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Emotional support, counselling, finding somewhere safe to stay, finding someone to speak for you and get you the help you need, specialist support for crimes including domestic abuse and sexual violence

44
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Define capital punishment

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To be sentenced and put to death for a crime

45
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Name six methods of capital punishment

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Beheading, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection

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