Yr 9 Exam Flashcards
Conscience
A sense of right and wrong, like a voice in our head
Crime
Breaking the law, either against a person, property or state
Duty
Something we are bound to do
Evil
Something or someone considered to be morally wrong or wicked
Forgiveness
Letting go of anger towards someone for a wrong they have done us
Hate crime
A crime committed because of prejudice
Imprisonment
Locking someone up as a punishment
Justice
Making things fair again
Law
The rules of a country to keep us safe
Morality
Beliefs about what is right and what is wrong
Order
The enforcement of rules
Punishment
A penalty inflicted on someone who does something wrong
Sin
Going against God’s rules
Suffering
Experiencing physical or emotional pain
Victim
Someone who’s harmed by another person’s actions
Parliamentary laws
Made by the government and comes in 2 offences
Indictable offences
Are serious crimes dealt with by a judge and jury in a crown court
Non-indictable offences
Are less serious and are dealt with in a Magistrates court
Bye-laws
Made by the local council who can give out fines an other punishments
Factors to contribute to violent crime:
- bad upbringing
- no empathy
- bad communication
- bad at resolving differences
Islam: where does evil come from?
In Islam evil originates from a mix of a powerful evil being and the weakness of humans
Why are some crimes considered evil?
Because it may involve killing innocent people for selfish or malicious reasons
What is empathy?
To understand and share the feelings of another person
Retribution
The law has to give proper punishments for crimes so that people continue to respect the law
Deterrence
This means making punishments unpleasant so they put offenders and potential offenders off committing the crime
Reformation
Punishment should be about changing the behaviour and attitudes of the offender so that they will not repeat their behaviour
Protection
This is to make sure that society is safe and that a criminal is no longer a threat to others
Vindication
This is about taking revenge on the offender for the damage they have done
Reparation
This means that the victim works to repair the damage that was done by their crime
