rps crime and punishment Flashcards
capital punishment
Death penalty for capital offence.(not legal in the UK)
community service order
Uk punishment involving the criminal doing a set number of hours of physical labour
conscience
sense of right and wrong, guilt voice in your head;seen as the voice od God by many religious believers
corporal punishment
when physical pain is inflicted on the criminal (not legal in the UK)
crime
Actions that break the law like murder
detterence
Aim of punishment to put a person off committing a crime by the level of punishment.
Duty
what we have a resposibility to do.
Evil
somthing or someone considered morally very wrong or wicked; often linked to the idea of a devil or other malevolent being
Forgiveness
letting go of blame against a person for wrongs they have done ; moving on.
Hate crime
A crime commited because of prejudice, e.g. assulting a person because they are gay
parol
release of a criminal from prison under the condition they will meet with a parol officer who can monitor their behaviour.
young offenders
criminals under the ages 18
imprisonment
locking someone up and taking away of civil liberties of a criminal
law
the rules a country demands its citizens.
crime agains a person
physical abuse,hate crime,sexual assault,hate crimes,slander ++