RMPS Overall Quotes Flashcards
Peer pressure stat
50% of youth crimes were committed by peer pressure
Poverty stat
50% of knives are seized in Glasgow - highest poverty rate in Scotland
Boredom stat
70% of young people involved in crime said they ‘had nothing better to do’
Gangs stat
170 gangs in Glasgow
Social exclusion study
German Study - exclusion causes anti social behaviour
Alcohol and drugs stat
75% of all crimes have substances at their core
Reoffending rate
59% reoffend after 12 months
Cost to keep someone in prison for a year
£40,000
People incarcerated for non-violent crimes
70%
How much is being invested to modernise prisons?
£1.3 billion
Care stat
50% of the prison population has been in care
1% of the Scottish population has
Maximum sentence in Norway
21 years
Norway reoffending rate
20%
USA incarceration rate
700 per 100,000
Norway incarceration rate
75 per 100,000
Monotheism
‘We believe in one God’ -NC
God is Jesus
‘Begotten of the same essence of the father’ -NC
Ascension
‘He ascended to the heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father’ -NC
Imago Dei
‘Human are made in the image of God’ -Genesis
Jesus is still alive
‘I will not abandon you for the world of the dead’
Jesus’ second coming
‘like a thief in the night’
‘He will wipe tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or dying or pain’
Jesus is human
‘He had to be made like them, fully human in every way’
Son of God is Jesus
‘Lord Jesus Christ, they only son of God’ -NC
Incarnate
‘He came down from heaven, he became incarnate’
Sin in the world
‘The fall of man brought about corruption in the heart of man’ -Genesis
Custodial sentences
‘Proclaim freedom to the prisoners to set the oppressed free’ -Luke
Christian quote for capital punishment
‘An eye for an eye’
‘Whoever sheds a man’s blood by man his blood shall be shed’
Christian quotes against capital punishment
‘Turn the other cheek’
‘Inadmissible’ -Pope Francis
‘The dignity of the human person and the sanctity of life are core principles of Christianity, regardless of the circumstances’ -RCC
Eternal
‘His Kingdom will never end’ -NC
Omnipotence
‘The thunder of his power who can understand?’ -Job
Omnibenevolence
‘The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works’ -Psalm 145
Creator
‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth’ -Genesis
Judge
‘God is the judge’ -Psalm 75
Free will
‘Choose life’ -Deuteronomy
Who created ‘Soul Making’?
John Hicks
Who follows Compatibilism?
Hobble
Who follows Determinism?
Calvin
Who believes free will is why sin exists?
Platinga
Jesus is the Messiah
‘You are God’s Messiah’ Says Peter’
Jesus is a saviour for all
‘Neither Gentile not Jew for you are all one is Jesus Christ’
Riches
‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven’
Adultery
‘Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her heart’
Divorce
‘Anyone who divorces his wife makes her the victims of adultery and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery’
Love for enemies
‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’
Repentance
‘If anyone wants to take your shirt, hand over your coat as well’
Materialism
‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth’
Stewardship
‘Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air’ –Genesis
Original sin
‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’
Singing
‘Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord’
Glossolalia
‘speaking into the air’ – Corinthians
Eucharist
‘he took the bread and gave it to them saying ‘this is my body’
Christian Action
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven”
“There will always be poor people in the land, therefore, I command you to be openhanded” - Duet
The Christian Community
“There are many parts but one body”
“The whole building is joined together and rises to become the holy temple”
Richard Dawkins
‘Faith is the great cop out, the great excuse to evade the need to think’
Polkinghorne
‘Science by itself is not enough’
‘not every question that we want to ask is a scientific question and, therefore not every question will have a scientific answer’
‘The Bible is the laboratory notebook of the spirit’
Billingsly
‘The more we know about the universe, the cleverer it gets’
What do half of Americans over 18 believe?
God started the human race with Adam and Eve
Fife Police
Over 70% of their crimes were committed under the influence of drugs and alcohol
Self harm in prisons
Self-harm has increased by 75% since 2007
Prison staffing
Prison staff numbers have decreased by 30% since 2016 but the prison population has remained stable
Tony Blair
‘tough on criminals, tough on causes of crime’
Death Row
Since 1973, 156 people in the US have been later found innocent after having been murdered on death row
