CRIME AND PUNISHMENT KEYWORDS Flashcards
Addiction
a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
Capital punishment
the death penalty for a crime or offence
Crime
an act against the law
Deterrence
the idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they
will put people off (deter them) committing crimes
Judgement
the act of judging people and their actions
Justice
due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is
right
Law
rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
Reform
the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they
will not commit crimes again
Rehabilitation
restore to normal life
Responsibility
being responsible for one’s actions
Retribution
the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
Sin
an act against the will of God
