Crime [May Exam] Flashcards
(40 cards)
What is a crime?
A crime is an action or a lack of action that is punishable by law.
What is our conscience?
The inner feeling of whether you are doing right or wrong. Your conscience is used to make decisions.
What are the types of crimes?
Crime against the person
Crime against the property
Crime against the state
Crime against religion
What is crime against the person?
This is where you hurt someone.
What is crime against the property?
This is where you steal someone’s private property or destroy someone’s property.
What is crime against the state?
This is where you hurt the government. This can be selling government secrets, terrorism or not paying taxes.
What is crime against religion?
This is a crime that is based against a religion.
What are the aims of punishment?
Protection
Deterrence
Retribution
Reparation
Reformation
Vindication
What is protection?
Where the punishment protects us from a criminal.
What is retribution?
Where the punishment allows the victim to get their own back.
What is reparation?
Where the criminal has to pay back for what they have done.
What is reformation?
Where the punishment helps the criminal to reform - become a better person .
What is vindication?
Where the punishment fits the crime and people feel they have justice.
Why do some people disagree with prisons?
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
Why do some people agree with prisons?
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
What is duty?
A moral or legal obligation.
What is responsibility?
A duty to care for or having control over something or someone.
Why do some people break the law?
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
What is a magistrates court?
A court that deals with minor court cases.
E.G - Motor incidents
What is a crown court?
A court that deals with more serious court cases.
E.G - murder, rape
What is a court of appeal?
Hears appeals against judgements from the crown courts, high courts and civil courts.
What is the House of Lords?
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.
What is a Coroner’s Court?
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.
What is capital punishment?
Where a criminal is killed by the authorities for their crime.
