Religious responses to the aims of punishment

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Christian responses to the aims of punishment

  • Christians support vindication as they belive the law needs to be upheld. 
  • They also believe crime prevention (deterence) and the need to work towards removing causes of crime; this includes proverty, unempoloyment and bad social conditions. 
  • Christians belive the most important aim of punishment is reform
  • Most christians also believe that the offenders should repent and recive both punishment and forgivness.
  • 'If your brother sins rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.' - Luke 17:3
  • They do not support retribution.
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Hindu responses to the aims of punishment

  • Hindus believe in:
  • Detterance
  • Retirbution 
  • Protection
  • Reformation 
  • They expect the law to protect people from criminal activities.
  • Punishment depends of the varna (caste)
  • The threat of being relegated to a lower caste in either this life or the next is a strong deterrent for Hindus. 
  • Hindus emphasise the need to reform of they will recive negitive karma. 
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Muslim response to the aims of punishment

  • Punishment in islamic societies is designed to deter people from breaking the law, often achived through public humiliations. 
  • The aim is to ensure the law is repsected - vindication 
  • Muslims hope that offenders will repent, reform and seek forginess for Allah and their victems. (Not in all muslims countries)
  • 'As to the theif, male or female, cut of their hands: a punishment by way of example."(Qur'an 5:38) - retiribution 
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