crime and punishment | theme E

• Addiction


  Being addicted to or dependent on a particular substance
• Corporal punishment


  Punishment in which physical pain is inflicted on the criminal
• Death penalty


  Capital punishment, the execution of a criminal sanctioned by the state
• 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
• Hate crime


  A crime committed because of prejudice views about a person or group
• 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
• 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)
• A good tree produces good fruit and a bad tree produces bad fruit (Jesus)
• Intentions


  The reason or plan behind your actions, the motive for acting in a certain way
• Examples of good intentions leading to potentially wrong actions

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


  Having the desire 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
• Christianity: 'You are rewarded for good actions, as referenced in the parable of the sheep and the goats'
• Islam: 'Actions are judged by intentions, and God will judge you based on your actions and intentions'
• Suffering


  An effect of evil, meaning undergoing pain and hardship
• St. Paul: 'Suffering produces perseverance'
• Book of Acts: 'We must go through hardships to enter the kingdom of God'
• Justified suffering


  Suffering that is acceptable, such as in self-defense, to protect others, or as punishment for a crime
• Christians and Muslims believe good can come from suffering as it has an instrumental value in our lives
• 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
• Islam: 'Perfect the manners of your children'
• Opposition to unjust law


  Committing a crime because the person believes they cannot follow an unjust law
• Christians believe that their religious faith inspires them to protest against and stand up against unfair and unjust laws
• St Paul: 'Submit to the governing authorities'
• Muslims might protest against an unfair secular law


  Because it is their duty to stand up for those who are oppressed and ensure people are treated fairly