Crime And Punishment Flashcards
Reform
Punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
Law
Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts
Rehabilitation
Restore to normal life
Responsibility
Being responsible for one’s actions
Retribution
Punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
Sin
An act against God
Addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of it’s bad effects e.g smoking
Capital punishment
The death penalty for a crime or offence
Crime
An act against the law
Deterrence
Punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off committing crimes
Judgement
The act if judging people and their actions
Justice
Due allocation of reward and punishment or the maintenance of what is right