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Crime and Punishment Flashcards

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What is Crime?

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Something that someone can be punished for when they break the law

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What is Conscience?

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A inner voice telling you right and wrong (religious people say it’s the voice of God)

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What is Duty?

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A responsibility to do something

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What is Psychological?

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Reasons to do with mind

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What is Social?

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People you hang out with

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What is Environmental?

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Surroundings/where you live

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Give examples of Psychological reasons to commit crime

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You suffer with anger issues

You have an illness that makes you do it

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Give examples of Environmental reasons to commit crime

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Hanging around with a gang
You took drugs
You didn’t go to school

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Give examples of Social reasons to commit crime

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You come from a poor family
Your family are criminals
You don't have a good family
You didn't go to school
Hanging around with a gang 
You are neglected
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Name the different types of crime

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Against person
Against property
Against state
Religious offence

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Give examples of crime against person

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Murder
Rape
Torture
Theft

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Give examples of crime against property

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Graffiti
Burglary
Arson

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Give examples of crime against state

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Treason

Terrorism

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Give examples of crime for Religious offence?

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Saying bad things about God Blasphemy

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Why do we punish people?

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To teach them a lesson
Protection - to keep others safe
Retribution - revenge (death penalty)
Deterrence - Put you off (cut off hand)
Reformation - Change them (counselling, community service)
Vindication - teach others to respect laws (public punishment
Reparation - repayment (fine, community service)

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Give examples of punishments and the good and bad

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Fine:
You pay money for the crime
Put you off from doing it again
You loose money

Tags:
Electronic tag keeps tag of movements
Prevents you from breaking the rules
Bad movement can result in detention

Parole:
You are released to a parole officer
Gives you more freedom and a chance to show you aren’t that bad
If you break the rules, more punishment

Community Service:
You do something for society
Could possibly change the person in a good way
It can be boring and takes time

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What is Life Imprisonment?

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You are jailed in prison for more than 15 years

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What is a Parole?

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A prisoner serves a majority of sentence/criminals who have served over 15 years have their cases received by home secretary where they decide whether to release a prisoner or not

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What is Early Release?

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This chosen by Parole. The prisoner is released from prison early because of a political reason or they are seen as a low risk from society

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What are the religious views on Death Penalty?

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Christians:
‘An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth’ Exodus
‘Do not murder’
‘God gives life, only God can take it away’ Samuel
‘If someone hits you, turn the other cheek’ Matthew
‘He lives by the sword dies by the sword’

Islam:
‘Paradise is for those who forgive others
‘Don’t take a life, except for just a cause’
‘If anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people’
‘Don’t take a life which Allah has made sacred’

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What is Capital Punishment?

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The execution of a person by a state as a punishment for crime they have committed

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Why is capital punishment used?

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Some people commit crimes that aren’t worth living for

They keep committing the same crime after they have been warned

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Give statements for capital punishment

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It protects society from murderers as som people believe that life imprisonment isn’t enough as a punishment for some crimes and many countries still use this form of punishment today

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Give statements against capital punishment

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Results in innocent people being killed for something they didn’t do as there is no evidence of successful deterrence and no chance of reform

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What is the religious viewpoint on capital punishment?

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Christians argue both for and against using capital punishment but Christians mostly liked the idea and supported it by saying God had written it in the Bible. ‘Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed’

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What are the different forms of capital punishment?

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Electric hair
Death by lethal injection
Hanging
Guillotine

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What is the cost to pay for prisoners?

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Over half a million pound for a tax payer

GCSE RS Unit 3 (5 decks)

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