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Crime and punishment Flashcards

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What is poverty and why could it cause crime?

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Being without money, food or other basic needs, someone could steal to get food to live

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What is upbringing and why could it cause crime?

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The way in which a child is brought up, if a parent commits crime, their child may think it is normal and do it too

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What is mental illness and how could it cause crime?

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A medical condition which affects a persons emotions and behaviour.

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What is addiction and how could it cause crime?

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Physical or mental dependency on drugs or alcohol. This could lead to people stealing to feed their addiction or act aggressively due to intoxication

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What is greed and how could it cause crime?

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Wanting to posses items which are not needed, people could commit crime to satisfy their needs

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What is hate and how could it cause crime?

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A negative feeling or reaction towards someone, could cause someone to use violence and commit assault

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What is opposition to an unjust law and how could it cause crime?

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When someone feels the law is not right, and acts out against that law

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What is a Christian teaching on the way to treat criminals?

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The parable of the sheep and the goat, helping prisoners is a good thing

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What is the Buddhist teaching on the way to treat criminals?

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Angulimala, the Buddha did not punish him, but accepted him to join the monastic community, reformation

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What is a Christian teaching against hate crimes?

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“Love thy neighbour as thyself”- the Good Samaritan

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What is a Buddhist teaching against hate crimes?

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Hatred is one of the three poisons

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What is a Christian teaching against murder?

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“Thou shall not kill”- 10 commandments

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What is a Buddhist teaching against murder.

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The first moral precept is do not harm life

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What is a Christian teaching against theft?

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“Thou shall not steal”- 10 commandments

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What is a Buddhist teaching against theft?

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The 2nd moral precept is do not steal

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What is retribution?

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Punishment inflicted on someone as an act of revenge

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Would Christian’s agree or disagree with retribution? Why?

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Disagree- “turn the other cheek”

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What is deterrence?

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Act of discouraging an action through instilling fear of the consequence

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Would Buddhists agree or disagree with deterrence? Why?

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Disagree- prison should be to protect , not punish or deter people

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What is reformation?

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To amend or improve someone by change of lifestyle and actions

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Would Buddhist agree or disagree with reformation? Why?

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Agree- Buddha said “ if a person foolishly does me wrong. I will return to him the protection of my boundless love”

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What is capital punishment?

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A form of punishment in which a prisoner is put to death for their crime

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What is corporal punishment?

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Punishing an offender by causing them physical harm

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What are Christian teachings against capital punishment?

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The sanctity of life
“you shall not murder”- exodus
“Turn the other cheek”- Matthew

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What are Christian teachings for capital punishment?

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“Who kills man shall be killed themselves”-Genesis
“Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth”-Exodus

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What are Buddhist teachings against capital punishment?

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The first moral precept-do not harm life
Ahimsa- non harm
Right action- eightfold path
“An action, even if it brings benefit to oneself cannot be considered a good action if it causes physical and mental pain to another being”- Buddha

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What is a Buddhist argument for capital punishment?

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Meant Buddhist countries, like Thailand practice the death penalty

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What is forgiveness?

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An intentional decision to let go of resentment or anger for someone which caused you or loved ones harm

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What is the Christian view of forgiveness?

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Forgiveness is a key belief-
Jesus about the people who crucified him- “father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing”

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What is the Buddhist view view of forgiveness?

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Forgiveness is key to let go of hatred
We should show compassion and love to all

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