Christian Teachings about Crime and Punishment 5 Aims of punishment Reform The aim of this punishment is to show criminals what they are doing is ……………. The idea is to help criminals change their lives.. This may mean them attending ………………………..
5 Causes of Crime are:
“Love your enemies..” - A Christian attitude to crime is….
An example of crime against a) The person is…..
“Everyone must obey the authorities.” - I think this means a Christian must…
b) The state is…
Retribution Many people believe criminals should …………………… for what they have done. This type of punishment means the …………………… feels ………………………. has been done. This is often called getting ……………………. ‘An eye for An eye and a tooth for a tooth’
c) Religion is…..
2 Indictable crimes Example of moral laws are: found in the bible
Protection The ………………….. has the right to feel protected. Putting a person in ………………………. means they cannot commit a crime. Some criminals are believed to be too dangerous to be set……………..
Muslim views on Crime and Punishment
Deter means to stop people committing a crime by showing them what will happen. For example if a murderer were put to death others would reconsider doing the same thing. An example is …….
Muslims believe strongly in justice for the victim and criminal. Justice is… Prison good effects are:
Vindication We must respect the law of the country. Without the law there would be disorder. If you …………….. the law then you must be ……………… This makes it clear that breaking the law has consequences.
Electronic tagging is when…
Most Christians are against the death penalty because…
2 Non-indictable crime are:
Deterrence
Home Curfew is when…
Christians believe in forgiveness and reform what this means for a criminal is…
Prison bad effects are: Parole is when…
Shari’ah Law is… “You shall not kill any man except for a just cause.” I think this means… Muslims believe that two crimes should attract the death sentence, these are…
Supporting Capital Punishment
Against Capital Punishment
Community Service is… An example of community service is…