Key words Flashcards
Capital punishment
Death penalty
Community service
order
Punishment; criminal has to do a set number of hours work in the community as their punishment
Conscience
Sense of right and wrong; usually the guilty voice in our head
Corporal punishment
Physically hurting the criminal as a punishment
Crime
Breaking the law; can be against a person (e.g. assault), against property (e.g. arson), or the state (e.g. terrorism)
Deterrence
Aim of punishment, where the punishment puts someone off committing the crime
Duty
Something we a bound to do
Evil
Something (or someone)considered morally wrong; wicked; often linked to the idea of a malevolent force e.g. the devil
Forgiveness
Letting go of anger toward someone for a wrong they have done us
Hate crime
A crime committed because of prejudice e.g. beating someone up because you think they are gay; in UK law, it can mean the doubling of a sentence if found guilty.
Imprisonment
Locking someone up as a punishment
Justice
Making things fair again
Law
The rules which govern a country to keep us safe
Order
The enforcement of rules e.g. by a police force
Parole
Release of a criminal from prison, but continuing to monitor their behaviour
Probation order
Punishment; monitoring of behaviour with the threat of greater punishment for offending again
Protection
Aim of punishment; to keep people safe
Reformation
Aim of punishment; helping the person see how and why they should behave better
Reparation
Aim of punishment; making up for, compensating
Retribution
Aim of punishment; getting back at the person for what they have done
Victim
The one against whom a crime is committed
Vindication
Aim of punishment; the punishment exists because the law does
Young offenders
Persons under 18 who commit crime
