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Edexcel GCSE RE 8.4
Edexcel Unit 8.4 Crime and Punishment
Term | Definition |
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Addiction | a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects |
Capital punishment | the death penalty for a crime or offense |
Crime | an act against the law |
Deterrence | the idea that punishment should be of such a nature that they will put people off committing crimes |
Judgememt | the act of judging people and their actions |
Justice | due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right |
Law | rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts |
Reform | the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again |
Rehabilitation | restore to normal life |
Responsibility | being responsible for one's actions |
Retribution | the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong |
Sin | an act against the will of God |