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Edexcel GCSE RE 8.4
Edexcel Unit 8.4 Crime and Punishment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |