Crime And Punishment Flashcards
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Capital punishment
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Te death penalty for a crime or offence
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Addiction
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A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of it’s bad effects
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Crime
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An act against the law
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Deterrence
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The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crimes
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Judgement
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Te act of judging people and their actions
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Justice
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Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right
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Law
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Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts
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Rehabilitation
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Restore to normal life
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Responsibility
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Being responsible for ones actions
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Retribution
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The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
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Sin
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An act against the will of God
