Crime & Punishment Flashcards
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its effects
Addiction
The State sponsored death penalty
Capital Punishment
An act against the law
Crime
The idea that punishments will be of such a nature that they will put people off committing crimes
Deterrence
Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been committed
Justice
Rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the police and the courts
Law
Punishment should protect society from criminals and their activities
Protection
The restoring of harmony after relationships have broken down and a sacrament in the Catholic Church
Reconciliation
The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
Reform
Readapt to normal life and thinking in society
Rehabilitation
Being responsible for your own actions
Responsibility
The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
Retribution
An act against the will of God
Sin
