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Religion, crime and punishment Flashcards

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Crime

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

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Deterrence

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

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Evil

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

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Greed

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

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Hate crime

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

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Law

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

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Murder

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Unlawfully killing another person

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Parole

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

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Theft

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taking something without the owner’s consent

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Victim

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Those who are directly affected by crime eg the person assaulted

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Young offenders

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Criminals under the age of 18

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Capital punishment

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

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Community Service Order

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

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Corporal Punishment

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

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Imprisonment

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

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Protection

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Additional aim of punishment; to keep people safe

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Reformation

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

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Reparation

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

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Vindication

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

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Conscience

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

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Duty

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What we have a responsibility to do

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Forgiveness

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

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Retribution

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Revenge as a punishment

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