Religion, crime and punishment

Question 1

Forgiveness

Answer 1

Showing grace and mercy and pardoning to someone for what they have done wrong

Question 2

Community service

Answer 2

Working in the community to pay back for a criminal act

Question 3

Corporal punishment

Answer 3

Using physical pain as a punishment

Question 4

Crime

Answer 4

An action which is against the law and incurs a punishment

Question 5

Death penalty

Answer 5

A form of punishment where the offender is killed for their crime

Question 6

Deterrence

Answer 6

An aim of punishment - preventing future criminals by harsh treatment of offenders

Question 7

Hate crime

Answer 7

A crime motivated by hatred e.g. racism, homophobia

Question 8

Poverty

Answer 8

Not having enough money to be able to live a comfortable life

Question 9

Prison

Answer 9

A place where criminals are sent to withdraw their freedom as a punishment

Question 10

Punishment

Answer 10

Something negative done to criminals by the state

Question 11

Reformation

Answer 11

An aim of punishment - to try and reform criminals

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

An aim of punishment - seeking a form of revenge on criminals

Question 13

Good and evil intentions - C

Answer 13

Bible warns against having evil thoughts that lead to evil intentions

Avoiding sin and temptation will avoid crime

Question 14

Attitudes to law breakers - C

Answer 14

Christians do not believe that people are evil but that people can be tempted to do wrong and break the law

Taught to “love the sinner, hate the sin” - meaning they should forgive and show mercy to those who have done wrong but who have admitted to their mistakes

Question 15

Reasons for crime

Answer 15

Poverty - needing money or food

Upbringing - not taught the rights and the wrongs

Addiction - alcohol/drugs which cloud the brain or people might commit a crime to fuel their addiction

Greed - stealing things they desire which they cannot afford

Hatred

Opposition to unjust law - breaking the law to oppose unjust or hateful laws

Question 16

3 aims of punishment: deterrence

Answer 16

Use punishment as a message to others considering committing crime

By giving one criminal a harsh punishment it may put other off committing the crime

Question 17

3 aims of punishment: reformation

Answer 17

Change the criminals behaviour for the better by therapy, education or training

C: support as it is a form of “love thy neighbour”

B: story of angulimala - he was a murderer and the Buddha did not punish him but urged him to live a better life

Question 18

3 aims of punishment: retribution

Answer 18

Society getting its own back on the offender

Old Testament: “eye for an eye” - so Christians would argue that this is a form of punishment according to the Bible

Question 19

Forgiveness teachings

Answer 19

At the heart of Jesus’s teachings - show mercy and pardon someone for what they have done

When Jesus was crucified he said “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do”

Forgiveness leads Christians to support reformation as a aim of punishment as it allows the criminal to ask for forgiveness and to be forgiven

Buddhists - forgiveness is important is it expressed meta and allows them to get rid of hatred (one of the 3 poisons)

Question 20

CA to prisons

Answer 20

Believe prisoners should be treated well

Some campaign for better prison conditions out of mercy

Question 21

CA to corporal punishment

Answer 21

Physical punishment is harmful and negative (illegal in UK)

Rather reform a criminal then punish them in this way

Question 22

community service beliefs

Answer 22

C:In favour as they repay their community as a punishment
Allows criminal to make up and it does not harm them

B: approve, helps to rehabilitate the criminal

Question 23

3 poisons

Answer 23

Hatred, greed and ignorance - leads to suffering

Question 24

Ahimsa

Answer 24

Do no harm or non violence

Question 25

Story of angulimala

Answer 25

He was a murderer but the Buddha did not punish him instead urged him to live a better life - teaches that reformation to a criminal is important

Question 26

1st moral precept

Answer 26

Do not take life

Question 27

Kamma/karma

Answer 27

Unskillful actions lead to suffering and my doing skilful actions you gain good karma which will lead to enlightenment which is a Buddhists main goal

Question 28

Sanctity of life

Answer 28

Life is precious and God given

Question 29

10 commandments

Answer 29

Guide human behaviour Do not steal and do not murder are part of this

Question 30

‘Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’

Answer 30

Old Testament teaching about retribution

Question 31

‘Not seven times but seventy times seven time’

Answer 31

Jesus’s response when asked how many times we should forgive people

Question 32

‘Love thy neigbour’

Answer 32

Love everyone as you would love your closest family

Question 33

Parable of sheep of goats quote

Answer 33

“I was in prison you came to visit me”

Question 34

In the New Testament Jesus preached forgiveness quote

Answer 34

“Forgive them father, they don’t know what they’re doing”

Question 35

Lord prayer section on forgiveness - quote

Answer 35

“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”

Question 36

Ten Commandment on stealing

Answer 36

“Thou shall not steal”

Question 37

10 commandment on murder

Answer 37

“You shall not murder”

Question 38

Genesis 9:6 quote, on punishment

Answer 38

“Who kills man, shall be killed themselves”

Question 39

Dhammapadda 223 quote on overcoming hate

Answer 39

Conquer the hatful man with love; conquer the bad man with goodness

Question 40

Dalai Lama quote on revenge

Answer 40

We should not seek revenge on those who have committed crimes against us or reply to their crimes with other cri

Question 41

Views against death penalty

Answer 41

Chance of killing innocent person Little evidence that it is a deterrent Imprison instead

Question 42

Views for death penalty

Answer 42

Principle of utility Justified retribution Protects society

Question 43

Christians views of death penalty

Answer 43

Sanctity of life ‘Whoever shed human blood, by humans shall thier blood be shed’ Show forgiveness instead

Question 44

Reformation definition

Answer 44

Change someone’s behaviour for the better

Question 45

Buddhists views of death penalty

Answer 45

Breaks 1st moral precept Ahimsa Cannot relive suffering of victim by making offender suffer

Question 46

Buddhist story of reformation

Answer 46

The story of Angulimala Serial killer, Buddha showed compassion and encouraged him to follow teachings