Theme (crime and punishment) vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
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Causes of crime
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- upbringing - child hood trauma
- poverty - need for food for family
- opposition to an unjust law - civil disobedience
- hate - committing a crime based on prejudice
- Greed - not content with what you have
- addiction - need for more
- mental illness - not thinking rationally
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crime
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any action that breaks the law
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Justice
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fairness- people who commit a crime should be given a fair punishment
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Civil disobedience
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purposefully breaking the law as a form of protest because you believe a law to be unjust
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examples of civil disobedience
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Martin luther king and Rosa parks - Black people meant to move/ give up their seat for white peopls - disobeyed
- suffragettes - womens political equality - rights to vote
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It IS justifiable to break the law
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- self defence
- for survival
- civil disobedience
- preventing something worse happening - utiliatarian argument
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It is NOT justifiable to break the law
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- killing is never justifiable
- laws are in place for a reason
- laws ensure society is controlled/well managed
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quotes on the law
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- '’do not suppose that i have come to bring peace to earth, i did not bring peace but a sword’’
- '’everyone must obey state authorities’’
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Divided will
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the fact humans know what is right yet are drawn towards doing what is wrong
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Original sin
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the idea that every human is born separated from God and with an inclination towards sin
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Reason
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humans understand and know what is right
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Helen prejean
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- catholic nun
- works for amnesty international - Global movement 10+ million people who campaign against the death penalty
- they feel death penalty breaks human rights to live free from torture
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Retribution
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- an aim of punishment to get your own back
- satisfaction through justice
- making sure punishment fits the crime
- old testament - punishment is exact same as crime - murder for murder
- '’eye for eye, tooth for tooth’’
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Deterrence
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The threat of punishment to stop others from committing crime originally
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Reformation
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- seek to help offenders
- Christian preference
- work with offender to help them understand that their actions/behaviour is wrong and harms society
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Retribution strengths
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- only form of punishment that ensures justice and re-balancing of families
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Retribution weaknesses
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- criminals might become angrier or bitter - more likely to re offend
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Deterrence strengths
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- society will be safe,happy and a good environment to live in
- if deterrence is the focus it could change people’s mindsets to not commit crime to begin with
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Deterrence weaknesses
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- might lead to society full of fear, anxiety etc
- only works if everyone is aware of all punishments
- punishment ends up being to harsh or severe and doesnt fit crime
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Reformation strengths
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- 25% of people re offend but 75% don’t
- theoretically a focus on reformation would decrease the re offending rate
- emulates Gods forgiveness
- is coherent with the Bible
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Reformation weaknesses
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- high cost - tax payers money
- families may feel there is no justice
- only work if criminal is willing to change for the good
- evidence that it doesn’t work 25% of people do re offend
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Catholics attitudes towards prison
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- focuses on reformation and forgiveness of criminals
- provide chaplains - paulist prison ministry
- people should support prisoners because they are outcasts just like Jesus was
- criminals should be treated with dignity
“We forget they are humans…. We only see the crime and not the human being”
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Quakers attitudes towards prison
- set up AVP - alternatives to violence project
- workshop + training, qualifications
- want to abolish current prison system and replace it with secure education facilities
- Elizabeth fry - Quaker, campaigned for prison reform
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Principle of utility
Philosophical principle - an action is right if it brings happiness about - greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people - Jeremy Bentham
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For the death penalty
- principle of utility - more people will be happier if murderer dies
- protection of society - gets rid of sinners
- Old Testament - “eye for eye, tooth for tooth”
- Christians believe in justice - people get what they deserve
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Against death penalty
- sanctity of life - all lives are sacred
- Jesus and the adulterous women - everyone has sinned
- Catholic Church/ pope Francis
- Christian’s focus on redemption and giving people another chance
- “ I don’t not enjoy seeing sinners die, I would rather see them stop sinning and live”
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Corporal punishment
Inflicting pain as a form of punishment
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For corporal punishment
- Good deterrent - reduces re offending
- justice - you get what you deserve
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Against corporal punishment
Doesn’t match our current laws
- creates a climate of fear
- isn’t respecting sanctity of life or Gods creation
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Community service
- Unpaid work as a form of punishment
- public humiliation
- Christian’s prefer this over corporal punishment
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For community service
- rebalance / heal society
- respecting criminals sanctity of life
- provides time for reflection for criminal
- he,p rebuild reformation and redemption
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Against community service
- not much justice is happening not harsh enough
- not a good deterrent - too soft
- not providing protection for society
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Community service quotes
“Love they neighbour”
“The one who loves their children is careful to discipline them”
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Corporal punishment quotes
“He who spares the rod hates his children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them”
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Forgiveness
- pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
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Reconciliation
- working to restore a relationship after someone has done something wrong
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Reasons for forgiveness
- prevents revenge
- keeps inner peace
- God wants us to forgive
- gives people a second chance
- makes you a better person
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Forgiveness quotes
“Forgive them father for they know not what they do”
“Forgive those who trespass against us”
“Forgive not 7 but 77 times”
