Year 10 Section Four: Crime & Punishment keywords Flashcards
Crime
An act against the law.
Judgement
The act of judging
people and their actions.
Justice
Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right.
Law
Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts.
Capital punishment
The death penalty for a crime or offence.
Deterrence
The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crimes.
Rehabilitation
Restore to normal life.
Reform
The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again.
Retribution
The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong.
Sin
An act against the will of God.
Addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects.
Responsibility
Being responsible
for one’s actions.
