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Crime [May Exam] Flashcards

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What is a crime?

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A crime is an action or a lack of action that is punishable by law.

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What is our conscience?

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The inner feeling of whether you are doing right or wrong. Your conscience is used to make decisions.

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What are the types of crimes?

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Crime against the person

Crime against the property

Crime against the state

Crime against religion

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What is crime against the person?

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This is where you hurt someone.

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What is crime against the property?

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This is where you steal someone’s private property or destroy someone’s property.

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What is crime against the state?

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This is where you hurt the government. This can be selling government secrets, terrorism or not paying taxes.

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What is crime against religion?

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This is a crime that is based against a religion.

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What are the aims of punishment?

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Protection

Deterrence

Retribution

Reparation

Reformation

Vindication

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What is protection?

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Where the punishment protects us from a criminal.

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What is retribution?

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Where the punishment allows the victim to get their own back.

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What is reparation?

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Where the criminal has to pay back for what they have done.

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What is reformation?

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Where the punishment helps the criminal to reform - become a better person .

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What is vindication?

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Where the punishment fits the crime and people feel they have justice.

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Why do some people disagree with prisons?

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They are schools of crime - people can learn more about crime

Prison records make it hard for people to get jobs on leave

Most prisoners re-offend on release

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Why do some people agree with prisons?

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Protect society from dangerous criminals

Stop people from reoffending

They give the offender a chance to change.

They give a chance for offenders to reflect on their actions

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What is duty?

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A moral or legal obligation.

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What is responsibility?

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A duty to care for or having control over something or someone.

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Why do some people break the law?

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Lack of education

They are homeless and have little choice.

It’s addictive.

Ignorance

Poverty

Revenge

Under the influence

Sexual needs

To solve a problem

Peer pressure

To gain power

Negative parental guidance

Boredom

Financial problems

Psychological problems

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What is a magistrates court?

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A court that deals with minor court cases.

E.G - Motor incidents

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What is a crown court?

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A court that deals with more serious court cases.

E.G - murder, rape

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What is a court of appeal?

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Hears appeals against judgements from the crown courts, high courts and civil courts.

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What is the House of Lords?

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A place where appointed ministers meet to make laws
check and challenge the actions of the government, and
provide a forum of independent expertise for the government.

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What is a Coroner’s Court?

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A court that is tasked with investigating the cause of death where it is currently unknown and presenting evidence in Court on the day of an Inquest.

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What is capital punishment?

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Where a criminal is killed by the authorities for their crime.

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What are some arguments for capital punishment?

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Terrorists and murderers deserve to die

It puts people off committing crimes

It protects the public against violent criminals

It can provide closure for victims

It’s a waste of money to keep criminals alive

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What are some arguments against capital punishment?

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Innocent people have been executed before

The criminal does not have to suffer in the long run for their actions

Only God has the right to end someone’s life

There is no evidence to support that the death penalty is more of a deterrent

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What is forgiveness?

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Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong.

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What is repentance?

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Being truly sorry and trying to change one’s behaviour so they don’t do the crime again.

29
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What are some alternatives to prison?

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ASBOs

Electronic tagging

Fines

Probation

Community service

House arrest

Suspended sentence

30
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What are ASBOs?

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Anti-Social Behaviour Orders - stops people going into areas and causing problems

31
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What is electronic tagging?

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A tag on your ankle; allows for tracking of the criminal and often comes with restrictions on where they may go.

32
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What are fines?

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Charges for breaking some laws

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What is probation?

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When you get a suspended prison sentence and do not go to prison, but see a probation officer and stay out of trouble.

This is a second chance and if you mess up you go straight to jail.

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What is community service?

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An alternative to prison that is only months long. They range from 40-240 hours and involve supervised work.

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What are some Christian beliefs on the aims of punishment?

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They agree on all of them - however not RETRIBUTION.

They mainly focus on turning the other cheek and focus on repenting.

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What is reform?

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Giving the offender a chance to change for the better.

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What are some Buddhist beliefs on the aims of punishment?

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They believe in Karma and that the offender will see justice.

They would want nobody else to be hurt (1st precept) and thus PROTECTION would be their priority.

REPARATION would be in the form of bad karma.

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What is punishment?

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Something done to someone because they have broken the law

39
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What is conscience?

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The inner feeling the you are doing right or wrong.

40
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What is the mnemonic for the aims of punishment?

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