Crime and Punishment

Question 1

Reasons for punishment (4)

Answer 1

-Protection
-Reformation
-Retribution
-Deterrence

Question 2

Christian beliefs of evil

Answer 2

-Everyone is capable of evil (sheep and goats parable)
- Jesus said if you help another person you are helping him
- Evil is caused by humans misusing their free will

Question 3

Who has commanded people to follow law in Christianity

Answer 3

• God

Question 4

Christian beliefs about sin and crime

Answer 4

• Sin and crime are independent concepts

Question 5

Muslim beliefs about sin and crime

Answer 5

• Religious law (shari’ah law) is sin

Question 6

Reasons for crime

Answer 6

• Poverty
• Upbringing
• Mental illness
• Addiction
• Greed
• Hate
• Opposition to unjust law