Key Words Glossary 8.4

A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects

The death penalty for a crime or offence

An act against the law

The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing the crime

The act of judging people and their actions

Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right

Rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts

The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again

Restore to normal life

Being responsible for one’s actions

The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong

An act against the will of God