Religion, crime and punishment.

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

An offence that breaks the law set by the government.

Question 2

punishment

Answer 2

a legal acvion taken against an offender of the law.

Question 3

3 of the main reasons why people commit crime.

Answer 3

Poverty
Addiction
Hate

Question 4

Deterrence.

Answer 4

to put people off committing crimes.

Question 5

Protection.

Answer 5

keeping the public safe from criminals.

Question 6

Rehabilitation.

Answer 6

to equip someone with the skills they need to function successfully in society.

Question 7

Reformation.

Answer 7

to change someones behaviour for the better.

Question 8

Reperation.

Answer 8

to help an offender make amends within society.

Question 9

Retribution.

Answer 9

to make someone pay or suffer because they have committed a crime.

Question 10

Vindication.

Answer 10

offenders must be punished to show the law is right and must be respected.

Question 11

3 types of punishment.

Answer 11

• prison
• corporal punishment.
• community service.

Question 12

T/F corporal punishment is supported by Buddhism and Christianity.

Answer 12

False- neither support it.

Question 13

Prison.

Answer 13

Where offenders are kept for a period of time set by a judge.

Question 14

Corporal punishment.

Answer 14

Punishment that causes physical pain.

Question 15

Community service.

Answer 15

Making offenders do unpaid work within the community.

Question 16

Arguments against the death penalty:

Answer 16

• chance of killing an innocent person
• not right to take another’s life
• little evidence its an effective deterrent.
• there are other options.

Question 17

Arguments for the death penalty:

Answer 17

• protects society
• principle of utility
• justified retribution.

Question 18

What is the principle of utility?

Answer 18

It states an action is right if it produces the maximum happiness for the greatest number of people affected by something.

Question 19

crime examples resulting in community service.

Answer 19

vandalism, fraud, minor assaults.

Question 20

What does community service offer?

Answer 20

Offers offenders an opportunity to make up for what they have done.

Question 21

community payback.

Answer 21

40-300 hours of unpaid work within the community.

Question 22

When was the death penalty abolished in the UK?

Answer 22

1969