Religion, Crime and Punishment

Question 1

What are the types of crime?

Answer 1

Crime against people
Crime against property
Crime against state

Question 2

Give an example of crime against people

Answer 2

Murder

Question 3

Give an example of crime against property

Answer 3

Robbery

Question 4

Give an example of crime against state

Answer 4

Burning the country flag

Question 5

What are the reasons for crime?

Answer 5

Hate
Jealousy
Greed
Poverty 
Love
Drugs
Mental instability

Question 6

What is the golden rule?

Answer 6

Do unto others as you should have them do unto you

Question 7

What are the 4 aims of punishment?

Answer 7

Reformation
Retribution
Protection
Deterrence

Question 8

What is reformation?

Answer 8

Giving the criminal the chance to reform.

E.g rehab, community service, counselling

Question 9

What is retribution?

Answer 9

Punishment inflicted as revenge for a criminal act

e.g the death penalty

Question 10

What is deterrence?

Answer 10

Discouraging an act through threats

e.g points on license, fines, imprisonment

Question 11

What is protection?

Answer 11

Protecting both the criminal and the public from harm

e.g imprisonment, asylums

Question 12

What is corporal punishment?

Answer 12

Physical but not extreme punishment.

e.g getting the cane in school

Question 13

What is capital punishment?

Answer 13

The legally authorised killing of someone as punishment for crime
e.g the death penalty

Question 14

What is a pacifist?

Answer 14

Someone who believes war and violence are wrong

Question 15

What is war?

Answer 15

A violent conflict between countries

Question 16

What is a holy war?

Answer 16

A war controlled by a religious leader. E.g the crusades