Views on Crime and Punishment
This mindmap shows the views on crime and punishment
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- Created on: 04-04-13 14:46
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- Views on Crime and Punishment
- This does not apply if it does not comply with God's will as revealed in the bible, the teachings of church and conscience
- Offenders should have the chance to start again and victims should be helped to move on and not feel anger
- Christians believe that the law gives stability to society and should always be obeyed
- For most Christians, reformation is the most important aim of punishment
- Jesus said 'Give to Caesar what belongs to him and to God what belongs to him'
- Punishment should always go hand in hand with forgiveness
- Christians accept that punishment may be needed to ensure that justice is carried out
- It is also to enable offenders to realise the hurt they have caused and to come to terms with it
- The Church also gives practical help to offenders who want to makes a fresh start and lead a new life
- Prisons have chaplains to celebrate mass and other sacraments and to give support
- The SVP helps offenders and their families, and some Christian employers are willing to give ex-offenders jobs
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