three aims of punishment
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- three aims of punishment
- Islam
- a positive effect of punishment id to clean them of a sin so that he is protected from a more unbearable punishment in the afterlife
- in the Shari'ah system of justice, when a crime has been committed, substantial evidence is required to establish a guilty verdict
- For an Al-Jinayaat crime, the victim can opt to grant mercy instead of the death penalty - lessens feelings of vengeance, offender released for eternal punishment in afterlife
- "we prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye" - Qur'an
- Muslims favour severe punishments because they believe actions in breach of Shari'ah law are actions against God who created it
- retribution is given on God's behalf for an offense committed against God
- punishments also given in afterlife by God, even if not in UK
- in muslim countries, some punishments take place in public so others can also learn from it
- it is necessary for offenders to seek God's forgiveness and to become purified through reformation
- Christianity
- in the old testament it is called lex talionis - criminals recieve same damage they caused to their victim
- "if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life"
- making an extreme example of offenders in an attempt to persuade others to obey the law (e.g. public floggings) - is not acceptable to many christians today, who believe every human should be treated with respect regardless of what they have done
- most christians prefer reformation because it seeks to help offenders by working with them to help them understand their behaviour is harming society
- "overcome evil with good"
- do not seek revenge but set an example by showing compassion
- should still be punished at the same time
- in the old testament it is called lex talionis - criminals recieve same damage they caused to their victim
- Islam
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