Crime and Punishment Mindmap
Detailed mindmap of Crime and Punishment topic (not including drugs and alcohol)
- Created by: ciara
- Created on: 30-12-13 13:28
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- Crime and Punishment
- Theories of Punishment
- Deterrence
- Reform
- Retribution
- Retribution
- Justice
- Christian Attitudes
- God is just and rewards the good on Judgement day
- Bible states: 'let justice role on like a river'
- Churches try to bring justices e.g. Christian Aid and CAFOD
- Jesus taught that the rich should share with the poor
- Muslim Attitudes
- Allah is just and will reward the good on judgement day
- Hadith shows Muhammed acting justly
- One of the five pillars of Islam - zakat - giving to charity
- Part of the Khalifah's role is fairness (successor of Muhammed)
- Christian Attitudes
- Punishment
- Muslim attitudes
- Retribution - specific punishments given in the Qu'ran (e.g. amputate hands for stealing)
- Reform as Allah is just and merciful
- Harsh punishments should only be used as a last resort - people's background should also be taken into account
- Christian attitudes
- Reform as Jesus said we should not judge others and there are teachings of forgiveness
- Retribution as St Paul says we should use the authorities to uphold the law and Jesus threw money lenders out of the temple
- Deterrence: 'eye for an eye'
- Muslim attitudes
- Capital Punishment
- Christian Attitudes
- For
- R.C. allow it
- Christian Church use at is a punishment for heresy
- 'eye for eye'
- Against
- Sanctity of Life
- 'Thou shalt not kill'
- For
- Muslim Attitudes
- Against
- Sanctity of life
- 'Take not life which God has made sacred
- For
- Used for 3 crimes - murder, adultery and apostasy in the Qu'ran
- Against
- Christian Attitudes
- Theories of Punishment
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