Religion, crime and punishment

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

Actin which breaks the law; it can be against the person (eg murder), against property(vandalism) or against the state(eg treason)

Question 2

Deterrence

Answer 2

Aim of punishment to put a person off committing a crime by the level of punishment

Question 3

Evil

Answer 3

Something or someone considerably morally very wrong or wicked; often linked to the idea of a devil or other malevolent being

Question 4

Greed

Answer 4

Reason for committing a crime- wanting or desiring something or more of something

Question 5

Hate crime

Answer 5

A crime committed because of prejudice, eg assaulting a person because they are gay or Asian

Question 6

Law

Answer 6

The rules a country demands as its citizens follow, breaking of which leads to punishment

Question 7

Murder

Answer 7

Unlawfully killing another person

Question 8

Parole

Answer 8

realease of acriminal from prison under the condition they will meet with a parole officer who can monitor their behavior

Question 9

Theft

Answer 9

taking something without the owner’s consent

Question 10

Victim

Answer 10

Those who are directly affected by crime eg the person assaulted

Question 11

Young offenders

Answer 11

Criminals under the age of 18

Question 12

Capital punishment

Answer 12

Death penalty; state sanctioned execution for a capital offence; not legal in the UK

Question 13

Community Service Order

Answer 13

UK punishment involving a criminal doing a set s=number of hours in physical hours

Question 14

Corporal Punishment

Answer 14

Punishment in which physical pain is influcted on the criminal;not legal in the UK

Question 15

Imprisonment

Answer 15

Locking someone up and taking away of livil liberties of a criminal

Question 16

Protection

Answer 16

Additional aim of punishment; to keep people safe

Question 17

Reformation

Answer 17

Aim of punishment to help the criminal see how and why their behaviour was wrong, so that their mindset changes for the better

Question 18

Reparation

Answer 18

An addition aim of punishment; where the criminal makes up for, or pays back for their crimes

Question 19

Vindication

Answer 19

Addition aim of punishment ; the punishment exists to justify the law

Question 20

Conscience

Answer 20

Some sense of right and wrong; guilty voice in our head; seen as the voice of God by many religious believers

Question 21

Duty

Answer 21

What we have a responsibility to do

Question 22

Forgiveness

Answer 22

Letting go of blame against a person for the wrongs they have done; moving on

Question 23

Retribution

Answer 23

Revenge as a punishment