Theme E: Crime and Punishment

Question 1

What is crime?

Answer 1

Action that breaks the law; against a person, property or state

Question 2

What is treason?

Answer 2

Crime against the state

Question 3

What are the 6 causes of crime?

Answer 3

Addiction, greed, upbringing, hate crime, unjust law and mental illness

Question 4

What is hate crime?

Answer 4

A crime committed because of prejudice views about a group of people

Question 5

What is unjust law?

Answer 5

A legal requirement within a society that is believed to be unfair; a cause of crime if a person believes they cannot follow, a law they believe is unjust

Question 6

What are the aims of punishment?

Answer 6

Deterrence, reformation and retribution

Question 7

What is deterrence?

Answer 7

The threat of punishment as a way to put a person off committing crime

Question 8

What is reformation?

Answer 8

Helping the criminal see how and why their behaviour is wrong, so that their mindset changes for the better; rehabilitation

Question 9

What is retribution?

Answer 9

Getting the criminal back for their crimes

Question 10

What are 3 ways of treating criminals?

Answer 10

Prison, community service and corporal punishment

Question 11

What is corporal punishment?

Answer 11

Punishment in which physical pain is inflicted on the criminal

Question 12

What is the difference between corporal and capital punishment?

Answer 12

Corporal is inflicting pain without killing, but capital is the execution of criminals

Question 13

What is the principle of utility?

Answer 13

The concept of acting out of the greater good for most people, like removing dangerous criminals from society

Question 14

What is the sanctity of life?

Answer 14

Belief that life is sacred as it was created by God

Question 15

What are Christian and Muslim views to different types of crime?

Answer 15

They are against hate crime and murder as they believe God created all humans with equal value so no individuals should be singled out for inferior treatment from others. Muslims also believe this

Question 16

Why would some Christians believe that forgiveness is not a replacement for punishment?

Answer 16

It is possible to forgive and still seek justice but giving them a sentence.

Question 17

What are Christian and Muslim attitudes to the death penalty?

Answer 17

Those who agree use teachings from the Old Testament, but those who disagree state only God has the right to take life. The Shariah Law allows the death penalty

Question 18

When is the death penalty used in Islam?

Answer 18

For crimes like rape and murder

Question 19

What are Christian responses to evil intentions?

Answer 19

Some believe there is no such thing as an evil person as no one’s perfect. However, some believe that we all have the capability due to original sin

Question 20

What are Christian attitudes to lawbreakers?

Answer 20

They are generally against it, some believe punishment should occur and some believe they should helped.

Question 21

What is a hate crime?

Answer 21

Crimes against people because of their race, religion or sexuality

Question 22

What are Christian attitudes to hate crime and murder?

Answer 22

The condemn both as God created us equally so no one should be singled out,

Question 23

What are Christian and Muslim attitudes to suffering?

Answer 23

Could be natural, or how people behave (moral). Muslims are against causing suffering as it is stated in the Qur’an

Question 24

Why would Muslims be against the death penalty?

Answer 24

Because they believe the passages about it in the Qur’an have been misinterpreted