Key terms for crime and punishment 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesCrime and PunishmentGCSEAQA Created by: Nitika Sharma:)Created on: 11-04-15 10:39 Crime an offence that is punishable by law 1 of 16 Duty a moral or legal obligation 2 of 16 Responsibility a duty to care for or having control over something or someone 3 of 16 Conscience the inner feeling you are doing right or wrong 4 of 16 Crime against the person wrongdoing that directly harms a person eg murder 5 of 16 Crime against property damaging items that belong to somebody else eg vandalism 6 of 16 Crime against the state an offence aimed at damaging the government or a country eg treason 7 of 16 Religious offence an offence against religion eg blasphemy 8 of 16 Punishment something done to a person because they have broken the law 9 of 16 Protection keeping the public from being harmed, threatened or injured by criminals 10 of 16 Retribution an aim of punishment- to get your own back 11 of 16 Detterence an aim of punishment- to put people off committing crimes 12 of 16 Reform an aim of punishment- to change someone's behavior for the better 13 of 16 Vindication an aim of punishment that means offenders must be punished to show that the law must be respected and is right 14 of 16 Reparation an aim of punishment designed to help an offender to put something back into society 15 of 16 Forgiveness d 16 of 16
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