Theme E Vocab Flashcards
Crime
An action which is offensive or harmful and punishable by law
Justice
Fairness, 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 is unjust
Hate crime
When someone commits a crime against so,one else based on prejudice about that person
The fall
The transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocence to guilty disobedience
Original sin
The idea that all humans are born with the urge to sin
Divided will
Humans know what is right or wrong, yet they are often drawn towards doing what is wrong
Reason
Someone’s ability to think, intelligence
The woman caught in adultery
John 8:1-11
Retribution
When society gets its own back on the offender, on behalf of the victim
Deterrence
Something used or done to put people off committing crimes
Reformation
To change someone’s behaviour for the better
Prison
A place in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed
Prison chaplain
Someone who provides the prisoners with pastoral care and meets their religious needs
The Paulist prison ministries
People who work with the prisoners to help rehabilitate them into society
Penal reform
Ensuring that prisons are safe and respect the human rights of the prisoners
Elizabeth Fry
A Quaker who campaigned for prison reform
Alternatives to violence project
A programme which helps people to manage conflict and anger in non-violent ways
The death penalty
Punishment by execution
Capital punishment
The action of legally killing someone as a punishment for crime
Amnesty international
A movement who campaign to end abuse of human rights
Helen Prejean
A religious woman who became a leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty
European convention of Human Rights
An international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe
Sanctity of life
The belief that life is sacred because it comes from good, therefore should always be protected
The Principle of utility
A philosophical principle that says an action is right if it brings about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Corporeal punishment
Inflicting pain on someone 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
