Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Crime and
Punishment
- Key Words
- Deterence
- Retribution
- Repentance
- Forgiveness
- Justice
- Restorative Justice
- Causes of Crime
- Peer
Pressure
- Materialism i.e. For Money/
possessions
- To get a high
- Revenge
- Bad background
- Drugs/alcohol
- Bordom
- Prison
- For
- Makes them pay for
what they have done
- Gives them a chance to reform
- Deters others
- Protects others
- Against
- Costs a lot of money to keep them
- Not a permanent solution
- Not severe enough
- Life doesn't always mean life
- Alternatives to Prison - electronic tagging / fines
- What the Bible says
- Exodus: "You shall not murder " no matter
what the criminal has done he shouldn't be
murdered
- Genesis: "god created mankind in his own image". All life is sacred
even the life of a murderer
- Genesis: "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall
his blood be shed". If any one has killed a man then they
deserve to also be killed
- Reasons for Punishment
- Deterrence : To discourage the offender from committing similar crimes
- Protection: for the safety of society, individuals in it and the offender
- Reform: to help the offender become a better person
- Retribution: revenge for those who have been
wronged i.e. against the criminal
- Reparation: to allow The criminal to 'pay'
for what they have done and have their
guilt wiped out to make a fresh start
- Vindication: To show the authority of the law has won
- Examples of Restorative justice
- Restorative means fixing
things or returning them to
their natural state
- It works by returning things back to normal eg meetings
are organised between the victim nanda the offender to
give the offender a chance To take steps to make
voluntary reparation to their victims
- Means more than paying money to victim
- What the Churches say.....