Treatment of Criminals Flashcards
Humane
To treat with kindness and compassion
Ummah
The Muslim community
Utilitarianism
Whatever promotes the greatest good for the greatest number of people is what is morally right.
Sacred
Life is special and holy because it has been created by Allah.
Human rights act
The universal declaration of human rights was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1948.
It set out fundamental human right to the United Nations protected which all members of the United Nations agreed to.
Name a few human rights
Freedom from torture and degrading treatment
The right to liberty-people are free to do anything that is not against the law.
The right to a fair trial-trials are made in public and judgements are made by impartial people.
The right to not be punished for something that was not a crime when you did it.
Freedom of thought,consciousness and religion.
Muslim attitudes to the treatment of criminals
Some Muslims believe that criminals should be treated fairly and that punishments should aim at both performing the criminal and bringing in restorative justice
Both the Muslim prison chaplains Association and Muslim aid works with Muslims prisoners to achieve these needs.
Muslim countries with shari’ah justice systems have a somewhat different attitudes as they believe that criminals should be punished
according to the hadd punishments set out in the Qur’an.
Muslims believe that all people have equal rights although criminals deserve punishment for their crimes this may involve the removal of some of their human rights (for example freedom if they are put in prison) which would be fair treatment for the crimes committed
Islam and the use of torture
All Muslims are opposed to the use of torture however, some non-Muslim interpret the shari’ah punishments such as flogging stoning or amputation as torture.
Some Muslims would say that it is permitted to torture criminals who are hiding secrets which will harm innocent people.
Non religious attitudes to torture
Humanists believe that criminals should be treated justly and humanly as this helps to ensure that the innocent suspects are treated this way to.
Humanists have always been in favour of the human rights and are supporters of the United Nations declaration of human rights.
Some atheists think that convicted criminals should not be able to use human rights legislation for such things as stopping them from being deported as it was split them from their spouse and children or to allow them to vote was in prison.
These atheists are also likely to approve of government agencies using torture to prevent terrorist attacks.
SOWA for treatment of criminals
“And they feed for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan and the captive” (Surah 76:8)
Those who wait war against Allah and his messenger strive to make mischief …..they should be murdered or crucified” (Surah 5:33)
