Theme E: Crime and Punishment

Question 1

Reasons for committing crime

Answer 1

• Upbringing
• Mental illness
• Opposition to existing laws
• Poverty
• Greed
• Addiction

Question 2

Christian attitudes to Suffering

Answer 2

It makes you stronger

Question 3

Quotes about Christian Attitudes to Suffering

Answer 3

“We also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” - Bible

“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial.” - Bible

“Suffering always reveals idols of the heart.”- Bible

Question 4

Aims of Punishment

Answer 4

• Retribution
• Rehabilitation
• Deterrence

Question 5

Quotes about Retribution

Answer 5

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”- Bible

“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed”

“Whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”

Question 6

Quotes about Rehabilitation

Answer 6

“Do not take revenge, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath”

“And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

Question 7

Quotes about Deterrence

Answer 7

“Through the fear of the Lord, a man avoids evil”

“Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death.”

Question 8

Community service

Answer 8

Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community without any form of compensation.

Question 9

Corporal Punishment

Answer 9

Physical punishment

Question 10

Quotes for corporal punishment

Answer 10

“Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes clean the innermost parts.”

“A rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.”

Question 11

Quotes against corporal punishment

Answer 11

“Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways”

“The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.”

Question 12

Quotes for Forgiveness

Answer 12

“When we forgive, we take back control of our own fate and our feelings” - Dalai Lama

“Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” - Bible

“Forgiveness is the virtue” – Guru Granth Sahib

Question 13

Death Penalty

Answer 13

The state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

Question 14

Arguments for the Death Penalty

Answer 14

• 55% of British people support it
• The state has a right to use lethal force to protect itself.
• Can bring a loved one closure.
• Can act as a deterrent
• Form of retribution

Question 15

Quotes for the Death Penalty

Answer 15

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”- Bible

“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed” - Bible

Question 16

Arguments against the Death Penalty

Answer 16

• Very expensive - $1.5mil spent after 16 years on Death Row.
• Doesn’t help the family or loved ones of the victim to get closure,
• Innocent people can be put to death
• There are alternatives, like prison which is more of a punishment for a person.

Question 17

Quotes against the Death Penalty

Answer 17

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil.”- Bible

“Do not take revenge, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath” - Bible