Crime and Punishment
LO: To recap themes in this unit in
preparation for the exam
Key term match up
Crime
Conscience
Duty
A responsibility to do something
An inner voice telling you right and
wrong (religious people say it’s the
voice of God)
Something that some one can
be punished for/ breaks the law
What makes someone a criminal?!
Psychological: These are reasons to do with the ………….. You may
be a criminal because you have issues going on inside such as
……………/…………………/…………
Social: You are a criminal because of the …………. You hang around
with. You may be part of a ……………… which encourages you to do
bad things. You may not have a good …………. Which could lead
you on the wrong path. You might hang around with people who
take …….
Environmental:
You are a criminal because of your
surroundings/where you live. It might be because you have been
brought up in a bad ……………environment or because of the ……….
You live that makes you do bad things.
Family/People/Mind/depression/Education/Anger/Anxiety/Gang/Drugs/
area
Causes of crime
Psychological
Social
Environmental
You didn’t go to school
You took drugs
Hanging around with a gang
You suffer with anger issues
You are neglected
You come from a poor family
Your family are criminals
You don’t have a good family
You have an illness that makes you do it
Types of crime- Match up
Crime against
person
Grafitti/Burglary/Arson
Crime against
property
Treason/Terrorism
Crime against state
Saying bad things about
God/Blasphemy
Religious offence
Murder/Rape/Torture/Theft
Conscience
A voice from within side you which tells you
right from ……………….. Some religious people say
this voice is the voice of …………………
Why do we punish people?
6aims: Potter Really Didn’t Run Voldemort’s Race
Protection (To keep others safe) E.G. Prison
Retribution (Revenge) E.G. Death penalty
Deterrence (Put you off) E.g. Cut off hand
Reformation (Change them) Counselling/
community service
Vindication (Teach others to respect law) Public
punishments
Reparation (Repayment) Fine/ community service
Types of punishment
Community service:
Unpaid w…… to help
society
Electronic tagging:
Wearing a ……………
which tracks your
movement, time
you need to be at
home by
Probation:
Meeting with an officer to
make sure you are not re
……………………….
Fines:
Money paid
as a …………..
For their
crime
Find a positive and negative of each
Punishment
Fine
Tags
Parole
Community
service
Good
Bad
Parole
When a prisoner is released ……………… without
finishing their sentence because of good
behaviour. They are watched and have meetings
to make sure they don’t re offend.
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment means life in
prison. Not many people in
Britain have this. Examples
include Myra Hindley and
Harold Shipman
Life sentences are on average
………… years before they can
come up for parole
Early release
When a prisoner is released early even though
they have not f……………… their sentence
Prison reform
Helping prisoners to c……. whilst in prison.
The current system is not working
- People reoffend
- Its too crowded
- Doesn’t help criminals
Parole & Reform
Many people say we need to change prisons
because they are too busy. Prisons do not help
people to learn from their mistakes.
Some say parole is a good thing because it puts
trust back in the prisoner. They are integrated back
into society so they have a chance to show they
have changed/ evolved. If they reoffend/ break the
rules of parole they will be back in prison. Others
say its not good because they should serve the full
time they are given for the crime they have
committed.
Christians mostly agree with r……… this aim is to
change the criminals behaviour. Christians believe we
should follow the teachings of Jesus on f…………… so it
is better to help the criminal see what they have done
wrong than try to get revenge on them. Old Christian
teachings were about revenge, e.g. an e…. For and eye,
tooth for a tooth… but modern teachings are more
about love and forgiveness.
In many Muslim societies the aims of punishment are
to teach people the laws should be upheld. This is
known as v…………
EYE/REFORM/FORGIVENESS/VINDICATION
Young offenders
A person under the age of ………… who has
broken the …………
MATCH PUNISHMENT TO CRIME
Small offence
Telling off
Sent to a young offenders prison
Fine
Serious
offence
Warnings
Asbos
Appear at court
Curfew
Young offenders
Young offenders prisons (Run by government) Large
prison like places for young people. Lots of inmates
up to 18 or 21 years old. Not many staff so emotional
needs not met
Children's care home- Usually 12-14 years old. Helps
Children with emotional needs/ who commit minor
crimes
Secure training centre- Private accommodation for
young prisoners.
Adult Prison
Protects society
Time to reflect on
what you have done
wrong
Good
Bad
Isolates them from
family ( revenge
for victim)
Makes you more of a
criminal ‘schools for
crime’
Most reoffend- not
learnt from experience
Make you bitter
Puts others off
committing crimes
Difficult to get a
job afterwards
Religious beliefs about Prison
Should be about:
E…………………………
Should help the prisoner to
C………../R…………….their
behaviour
Death Penalty
• Also known as C……………
PUNISHMENT
• Punishment where
someone is put to …………
for their crimes
• Illegal in the …………
Death
Penalty
It protects society from bad
people- can never hurt again
Its revenge for the victim and their
family
Innocent people may end up getting killed
Prison is just as good at protecting people/ you don’t need to
kill them
Just as bad as the killer if you kill them-Inhumane
Costs a lot to keep them in prison- Ending their
lives would save money
Can’t help/reform someone if you kill them
Is the death penalty a good or a bad
thing?
Some may say it is good because……..
Some may say it is bad because……..
Personally I think that…………………
Christian views
For
Against
“ An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth ”
“Do not
murder”
“ God gives life
Only God can
take it away”
“If someone
hits you, turn
the other
cheek”
Should religious people support the
death penalty?
Some Christians may support the death penalty because in their
holy books it says things like ‘an eye for an eye’. Sometimes these
religious believers may think the death penalty is needed.
Other Christians and Muslims would disagree and say we should
never support the death penalty because ‘God gives life and only
God can take it away’
Christians would say that an important commandment (rule) ‘Do
not murder’. They might say that this is a clear instruction against
the death penalty.