An act against the law 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesCrime and PunishmentGCSENone Created by: spambeth12Created on: 28-04-15 19:19 Agnosticism Not being sure whether God exists 1 of 19 Atheism Believing that God does not exist 2 of 19 Capital punishment The death penalty for a crime or offence 3 of 19 Conversion When your life is changed by giving yourself to God 4 of 19 Crime An act against the law 5 of 19 Deterrence The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crimes 6 of 19 Discrimination Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/ gender/ colour/ class 7 of 19 Justice Due allocation of reward and punishment, the maintenance of what is right 8 of 19 Law Rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts 9 of 19 Miracles Something that seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it 10 of 19 Omni- benevolent The belief that God is good/ loving 11 of 19 Omnipotent The belief that God is all-powerful/ can do anything 12 of 19 Omniscient The belief that God knows everything that has happened and is going to happen 13 of 19 Prejudice Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them 14 of 19 Racial harmony Different ethnic groups living together peacefully 15 of 19 Racism The belief that some races are superior to others 16 of 19 Reform The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again 17 of 19 Retribution The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong 18 of 19 Sin An act against the will of God 19 of 19
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