rs paper 2

• Corporal punishment


  Punishment in which physical pain is inflicted on the criminal
• Crime


  Action which breaks the law, can be against the person, property, or the state
• Deterrence


  An aim of punishment, the threat of punishment to deter people from committing crime
• Evil intentions


  Having the desire to deliberately cause suffering or harm to another
• Forgiveness


  Letting go of blame against a person for wrongs they have done
• Greed


  Wanting or desiring something or more of something
• Prison


  Imprisonment as a form of punishment where a criminal is locked in a secure guarded building
• Law


  The rules a country demands its citizens to follow, the breaking of which leads to punishments
• Murder


  Unlawfully killing another person
• Poverty


  The state of being without the things needed for a reasonable quality of life
• Principle of utility


  The concept of acting out of the greater good for the most people
• Reformation


  An aim of punishment, helping the criminal to see how and why their behavior was wrong
• Retribution


  An aim of punishment, getting the criminal back for their crimes
• Sanctity of life


  A religious concept that life is sacred and holy because it was created by God
• Theft


  Taking something without the owner's consent
• Unjust law


  A law that you believe to be unfair
• Upbringing


  The environment in which a child lives and the instructions they receive while growing up
• Do not forget to do good (Hebrews from the Bible)
• Treat others as you would like to be treated (Jesus' Golden Rule)
• Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest (Galatians)
• Evils come from inside and defile a person (Jesus)
• Intentions


  The reason or plan behind your actions, the motive for acting in a certain way
• Good intentions


  Doing something for the right reasons, being sincere and genuine
• Justifiable actions with good intentions

  • Stealing to feed a starving child
  • Lying to avoid upsetting a friend
  • Killing a terrorist to prevent more deaths
  • Performing an abortion to save a mother's life
• Good actions


  Practical things you do to help others, treating people with kindness
• Evil intentions


  Desiring to deliberately cause suffering or harm to others
• Evil intentions can lead to good actions, e.g. helping others to look good
• Religious people believe God is omniscient and knows your intentions as well as your actions
• Good intentions may make an action more forgivable than evil intentions
• Explain two religious beliefs about Good Intentions and Actions, refer to scripture

  1. Christianity: Rewarded for good actions (Parable of the Sheep and the Goats)

  2. Islam: God judges based on both actions and intentions (Hadith)
• Good Intentions


  Beliefs about the importance of good intentions and actions in Christianity and Islam
• Suffering


  An effect of evil, meaning undergoing pain and hardship
• Suffering can test us, strengthen us, and help us become better people
• Reasons for crime


  • Upbringing
  • Poverty
  • Hate
  • Opposition to unjust law
  • Addiction or mental illness
  • Greed
• Upbringing


  The environment a child lives in and the instructions they receive while growing up
• Christians and Muslims believe it is their duty to help alleviate the causes of poverty
• Hate is never seen as justifiable as a reason for crime in Christianity and Islam</b>
• Opposition to unjust law


  Committing a crime because the person believes they cannot follow an unjust law
• Christians are divided on whether it is acceptable to break an unjust law, with some arguing it is justified while others say you must submit to the governing authorities
• In Islam, the response to unjust laws depends on whether you live in an Islamic country under Sharia law or not