Crime And Punishment Flashcards
What is a crime?
An offence that is punishable by law
What is a sin?
A religious offence
What is a punishment?
Something done to a person because they have broken the law
What is retribution?
punishment that seeks revenge
What is vindication?
offenders must be punished to show that the law is right and should be respected
What is reformation?
to change a criminals behaviour for the better
What is deterrence?
to put people off committing crimes
What is reparation?
to repay the debt to society, e.g. community service
What is protection?
keeping the public safe from being harmed, threatened or injured by criminals
What are young offenders?
someone under th age of 18 who has broken the law
What is imprisonment?
when a person is put into prison for comitting a crime
What is forgiveness?
showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
What is repentance?
being truly sorry and trying to change one’s behaviour so as not to do it again
What is capital punishment?
the death penalty
What us community service?
unpaid work that an offender performs for the benefit of the local community rather than going to prison
What is electric tagging?
an offender has to wear an electronic device which tracks their movements to ensure restrictions of movement are made
What are fines?
money payment as punishment for a crime or other offence
What is probation?
an alternative to prison where an offender has to meet regularly with a probation officer to ensure they do not re-offend. Movement may be restircted
What is parole?
when a prisoner is released without having completed their sentence, because they have behaved well and accepted their guilt. The prisoner is put on parole
What is life imprisonment?
a prison sentence that keeps a person in jail until the day they die
What is early release?
a prisoner is released from prison even though they have not served their full sentence, or fulfilled the criteria of getting parole
What is the Shari’ah Law?
Islamic Laws that are derived from the Qur’an
What is a prison reform movement?
a movement that tries to ensure offenders are treated humanely in prison
Why would someone commit a crime?
Social reasons
Environmental reasons
Psychological reasons
Why would a young person turn to crime?
Lack of education and qualifications nothing constructive to do no money little parental guidance broken/abusive/violent homes
What are the 3 types of crime?
crime against the person
crime against property
crime against the state
What is an example of crime against a property?
theft
What is an example of crime against the state?
terrorist attacks
What % of offenders are under 21?
40
What % of offenders are male and under 21?
80
what are the 6 main effects of crime?
loss of money/possessions fear physical hurt mental suffering social damage increased insurance costs
what actual reasons are there for someone to commit a crime?
gang peer pressure poor background unemployment boredom greed lack of education drugs
What are the 6 aims of punishment?
retribution vindication deterrence protection reparation reformation
what does the bible teach us about the law?
we should uphold it because they are for the good of all
what should punishment aim to do?
forgive and reform
what does the parable of the unforgiving servant teach us?
that God will forgive us if we forgive others
Whats the one form of punishment, Christians do not believe in?
retribution
for Muslims who is the only person that can forgive?
Allah
If Allah is the only one who can forgive, what does this mean for punishments?
they cannot make good something that they have done wrong
For Muslims what should punishments aim to do?
deter others
What are magistrates?
volunteers that serve on a rota to hear cases in their local court.
What are the 7 types of punishments?
parole community service electric tagging probation care orders cautioning imprisonment
what does Islam teach us about crimes?
they are seen as being against God and against society
What are some arguments for the death penalty?
"an eye for an eye" deterrence vindication stops the repeat of the offence from the criminal waste of money keeping them in prison
What are some arguments against the death penalty?
Jesus preached forgiveness
we should learn from Jesus’s example of capital punishment
no deterrent
no forgiveness or reform
mistakes
No-one can take life apart from God
Society as bad at the criminal (hypercritical)
Do Christians believe with the death penalty?
No
However…
Moses said “an eye for an eye” which counteracts what Jesus said “turn the other cheek”
What two crimes for Islam results in the death penalty?
Murder and slandering Muhammed
