Crime And Punishment Flashcards
What is a conscience?
An inner voice telling you right and wrong (religious people say it’s the voice of God)
What is a duty?
A responsibility to do something
What are the three factors that contribute towards people committing crime?
Psychological, social and environmental
What are the 4 types of crime?
Crime against person, crime against property, crime against state and religious offence
Why do we punish people?
Protection, retribution, deterrence, reformation, vindication and reparation
What is capital punishment also known as?
The death penalty
What are the 7 forms of capital punishment?
Lethal injection, firing squad, guillotine, stoning, hanging, electric chair, crucifixion
What is crime?
Something that someone can be punished for/breaks the law
What are the psychological reasons people commit crime?
- you suffer with anger issues
- you have an illness that makes you do it
What are the social reasons why people commit crime?
- you didn’t go to school
- you took drugs
- hanging around with a gang
What are the environmental reasons why people commit crime?
- you are neglected
- you come from a poor family
- you didn’t go to school
- your family are criminals
- you don’t have a good family
- hanging around with a gang
What is PROTECTION?
Keeping others safe eg.prison
What is RETRIBUTION?
Revenge eg.death penalty
What is DETERRENCE?
Putting you off eg.cut of hand
What is REFORMATION?
Changing eg.community service
What is VINDICATION?
Teaching others to respect the law eg.public punishment
What is REPARATION?
Repayment eg.fine
What is capital punishment?
Also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences
What are the reasons FOR capital punishment?
- true retribution
- effective deterrent
- protects society from murderers
- life imprisonment not harsh enough for some crimes
- many other countries still use it
- vindication- teaches others to respect the law
What are the psychological reasons people commit crime?
- you suffer with anger issues
- you have an illness that makes you do it
What are the social reasons why people commit crime?
- you didn’t go to school
- you took drugs
- hanging around with a gang
What are the environmental reasons why people commit crime?
- you are neglected
- you come from a poor family
- you didn’t go to school
- your family are criminals
- you don’t have a good family
- hanging around with a gang
What is PROTECTION?
Keeping others safe eg.prison
What is RETRIBUTION?
Revenge eg.death penalty
