an action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.
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DEVIANCE
differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. one that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behaviour and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.
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LAW
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
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BYLAW
a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
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PARLIAMENTARY LAW
rules of deliberative bodies by which their procedure is regulated. also known as rules of order, parliamentary procedure, or rules of procedure for meetings.
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A NON-INDICTABLE OFFENCE
an offence that can only be tried in the Magistrates court.
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AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE
is an offence that can be tried in the Crown court.
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SOCIAL REASONS FOR CRIME
effects of society/people, peers, friends on your views.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL
emotional/mental state/how you feel.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
living environment around your area and living place and conditions where you were brought up/how you grew up.
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EVIL
the opposite of good; a force or the personification of a negative power that is seen by many as destructive and against God.
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SECULAR
not connected with religious or spiritual matters
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HATE CRIME
crimes, often including violence, that are usually targeted at a person because of their race, religion, sexuality, disability or gender.
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THEFT
the action or crime of stealing.
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MURDER
the unlawful premediated killing one person to another .
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RETRIBUTION (REVENGE)
people desrve to take revenge on the criminal.
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REFORMATION
a punishment to change the criminal so they can learn to be a good person.
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DETERRENCE
put people off comitting crime; teach them a lesson.
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PRISON
a secure building where prisoners are kept for a period of time set by a judge.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
punishment of an offender by causing them physical pain (illegal in the UK).
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
a way of punishing offenders by making them do an unpaid work in the community.
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DEATH PENALTY
a capital punishment; a form of punishment in which a prisoner is put to death for crimes committed.
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SANCTITY OF LIFE
all life is holy as it is created and loved by God; Christians believe human life should not be misused or abused.
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THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY
philosophical idea that an action is right if it promotes maximum happiness for the maximum number of people affected by it.
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PUNISHMENT
something legally done to somebody as a result of being found guilty of breaking the law.
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FORGIVENESS
showing mercy, and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong.
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Card 2
Front
differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. one that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behaviour and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.
Back
DEVIANCE
Card 3
Front
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Back
Card 4
Front
a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
Back
Card 5
Front
rules of deliberative bodies by which their procedure is regulated. also known as rules of order, parliamentary procedure, or rules of procedure for meetings.
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