knowledge Flashcards
Who was Elizabeth Fry?
She was a Christian who was inspire to help those in prison, she promoted the idea of improving conditions and training prisoners so they could have an honest income after prison.
What is absolute or relative morality?
Absolute morality is the view an action is either entirely right or wrong, whereas relative morality is a more complex view and suggest that a decision is right or wrong dependant on additional information.
What is the Muslim ideas on justice?
Prophe Muhammad taught Muslims to ‘be forgiving and control yourself in the face of provocation; give justice to the person who was unfair and unjust to you’. This teach promotes peace.
What are the Christian ideas on justice?
Christians are encouraged to not be judgemental by verses such ad Matthew which states ‘Why then do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, and pay no attention to the log in your own?’
What happened to Ian Brady and Mira Hindley?
In 1969 the law was changed in Britain that ended the use of capital punishment, further cases of murder, even those committed by Ian Brady and Mira Hindley resulted in prison sentences for life rather than execution.
Deterrence
Punishments feature in society to prevent others from carrying out actions that are thought to be unacceptable. If one person is punished for an action, others are less likely to behave in the same way.
Reform
A second reason for punishment is to give the person who committed a crime the chance to be changed. Punishments might give opportunities to develop skills or improve their lives.
Retribution
In order for justice to be done, the victims of a crime might feel the perpetrator needs to be made to ‘pay back’ in some form, this might be time in prison, community service, or paying a fine.
Protection
A final reason to punish someone might be to protect others from their actions. For example if someone is violent, placing then in prison would stop them from hurting others in society.
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment is the execution of a person for the crime they have committed. Some will agree with the idea of the death penalty, others think it prevents the opportunity for reform.
