THEME E

• what are the causes of crime

  addiction

  poverty

  mental illness

  upbringing

  greed

  opposition to existing laws
• addiction


  person may commit crimes to feed addiction
• poverty


  person may commit crimes because they cannot see an alternative way to survive
• mental illness


  phycological issues meaning that they do not understand right and wrong
• upbringing 


  a person is unsure of morals and right and wrong
• greed


  emotional or revenge
• opposition to existing laws 


  laws have been broken to change them if they are unjust
• forgiveness


  Jesus emphasises forgiveness so many believe they should always forgive
• forgiveness in judasim


  the person who wronged should show remorse by asking for forgiveness
• forgiveness teachings 


  forgive us for our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us

  father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing

  forgive not 7 but 7 times 7 times
• deterrence 


  a punishment is bad enough that people do not want to commit crimes an
• protection


  legal system is to protect society
• retribution 


  when people break the law someone is always hurt and makes the offender pay whilst demonstrating to society what could happen
• reformation


  punishments are given to change the nature of a person
• court fines


  the court issues a fine to deter people from committing crimes
• prison

  helps society to feel safe

  over 85000 in prison
• parole


  person is released from prison early and are supported by an officer
• community service


  unpaid community work to give back
• corporal punishment


  physical pain as punishment, whipping, branding
• is corporal punishment legal in uk

  yes but was made illegal for schools in 1999
• for corporal punishment


  i will punish transgressions with the rod

  he who spares the rod hates their children but he who loves their children is careful to discipline them
• against corporal punishment


  thou shalt not hurt others
• capital punishment


  death penalty

  58 countries still use the death penalty
• methods of capital punishment

  firing squad

  hanging

  lethal injections

  electric chair
• for capital punishment 


  eye for an eye
• against capital punishment


  whoever shed the blood of man shall their blood be shed

  pray for those who persecute you
• treatment of criminals


  prisons should be clean and good to help criminals reform and do better

  elizabeth fry helped prisons improve
• an eye for an eye makes the world blind
• suffering


  love they neighbour

  for i was hungry and you gave me something to eat
• attitudes to prisoners


  for i was in prison and you came to visit me
• causes of crime


  let everyone be subject to the governing authorities for there is no authority except god