Theme E Knowledge Flashcards
Crime
Any action that breaks the law
Justice
Fairness: in the legal system, this is the idea that people who commit crime should be given a fitting punishment
Civil disobedience
Purposefully breaking the law as a form of protest because you believe the law to be unjust or you want to bring attention to your cause
Divided will
- Humans know what is right and yet are often drawn to doing what is wrong
- there is an internal battle within ourselves all the time to overcome this but our willpower is often weak and we fall to sin
The fall
How humans fell from God’s grace and from God’s expectations hen Adam and Eve were tempted by evil and disobeyed the rules that God asked them to live by
Original sin
The idea that every human is born separated from God and with an incantation towards sin. Original sin is a part of being human
Reason
This allows humans to know what is right and to understand what is right
What story is the woman being caught in adultery
John 8:1-11
Retribution
- Society is going to get, on behalf of the victim, its own revenge on the offender
- criminals should receive the same injuries an and damage that they caused their victim
Deterrence
- to put people off committing crimes
Reformation
To change someone’s behaviour for the better
Sanctity of life
The belief that life is sacred because it comes from God and should be therefore always valued and protected
The principle of utility
A philosophical principle that says an action is right if it brings about the greatest amount happiness for the greatest amount of people
Elizabeth fry
- Quaker
- 1780-1845
- campaigned for prison reform
- changed the law that woman + kids had to go to prison with their husbands and also created a fund to provide for families who’s father’s went to prison
- she campaigned for prison guards to teach prisoners how to read
Paulist prison ministry
Catholic Church provides prison chaplain
Alternative violence project
- Quaker
1. In prisons, young offenders institutes, areas where crime is high
2. Workshops + training: interview training, qualifications, learning a trade
What year did UK abolish death penalty
1969
Who are amnesty international
A global organisation that campaigns for human rights. They’re independent of governments, religions and political ideologies
Helen prejean and death penalty
Helen Prejean actively works to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. by:
- Serving as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates.
- Speaking at events, universities, and churches to raise awareness.
- Lobbying lawmakers and supporting legal efforts to end capital punishment.
- Running the Ministry Against the Death Penalty, which educates and advocates for abolition.
- Writing books and articles to expose flaws in the justice system.
Who is Helen prejean
Helen Prejean is a Catholic nun who advocates against the death penalty in the U.S.
European convention of human rights
Protocol number 13 prohibits UK from death penalty
Corporal punishment
Inflicting pain as a form of punishment
Community service
Unpaid work as a form of punishment
Forgiveness
Pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
Reconciliation
Working to restore a relationship after someone has done something wrong - fixing a relationship and moving on
Restorative justice programme
A scheme within prisons where victims and offenders meet face to face, aiming at reconciliation
Hate crime
Crime against someone else based on prejudice + stereotype
