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‘Bad company…’ (community)
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‘corrupts good character’ bible
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‘[satan] said “because You have put me in…’
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’ error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path’ quran
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crime definition
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action/omission which constitutes an offence + is punishable by law
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reasons for crime
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- living in poverty
- addiction
- mental health problems
- upbringing
- greed
- hate
-opposition to unjust law
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living in poverty
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- sometimes welfare benefits don’t cover all essentials
- leads to theft
- still illegal + can be arrested
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living in poverty christianity
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-dont’t judge
-compassion
-community should take care of them
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living in poverty islam
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-zakah
-community is important
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addiction
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- steal for next ‘fix’
- alcohol causes most crimes
- leads to violence + accidents
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addiction christianity
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- doesn’t excuse
- care + rehab
- forgiveness
- ‘Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit’
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addiction islam
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- alcohol + drugs are illegal in islam
- temptation should be resisted
- community should support
- doesn’t excuse
- ‘Intoxicants, gambling, … are all evil of Satan’s handiwork. So shun them so you may be successful.’ quran
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mental health problems
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- problems can cause people to commit crime
- probably kept in facility for treatment
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mental health problems christianity
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- compassion
- Jesus taught to help
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mental health problems islam
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- justice + mercy are vital
- must understand to be accountable
-The pen is lifted from three people … an insane person until he regains his sanity’ hadith
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upbringing
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- growing up in an area where crime is normalised can lead to younf people committing crimes
- even knowing its wrong it can be hard to stop
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upbringing christianity
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- doesn’t excuse
- free will
- good upbringing in religion is important
- compassion + prevention
- ‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.’
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upbringing islam
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-emphasis on strong family
-compassion
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greed
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-people who can’t afford items feel they are allowed to obtain them illegally
-theft + fraud
-in some areas items are a sign of status
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greed christianity
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- greed is a sin
- spiritual riches are more important
- ‘thou shalt not steal’
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greed islam
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- zakah
- be content
- suggests lack of trust in allahs plaan
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hate
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- prejudice
- violence
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hate christianity
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- hate is wrong
- forgiveness
- equality
- ‘love your enemies’
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hate islam
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-morals
-equality
-hate is a test of character
-‘do not hate each other’ hadith
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‘But if the offender is pardoned by…’
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‘the victim’s guardian, then blood money should be paid fairly’ quran
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opposition to an unjust law
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- any breach of law is wrong according to lawmakers
-people break laws they believe are unjust to bring change
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opposition to an unjust law christianity
- obey the law
- justice is important
-peaceful protest
-'We must obey God rather than human beings!'
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opposition to an unjust law islam
-shariah law is god's law
-none of god's law are unjust
-justice is important
-'best jihad is a word truth in front of a tyrannical leader' hadith
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three crimes
-theft
-murder
-hate crimes
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shariah law categories of crime
hadud, al-jynayaat, al ta'azir, al mukhalafat
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hadud meaning
unforgivable crimes: adultery, theft, narcotics, rebellion against the state, mentioned in quran
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al-jynayaat meaning
forgivable crimes: against the right of the individual, victim can gain credit by showing mercy
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al ta'azir meaning
against the community: fraud, antisocial behaviour
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al mukhalafat meaning
against state law: parking offences + speeding etc
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'as for the thief...' (punishment)
' cut off their hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime' quran
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'let everyone be subject to...' (law)
'the governing authorities... for one in authority is god's servant to do you good' bible
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aims of punishment
+retribution*
+reformation*
+deterrence*
-protection
-vindication
-reparation
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retribution
something given or exacted in recompense - consequences, punishing to punish, get your own back, justice
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reformation
to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses - punish to change behaviour for better
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protection
protect society
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deterrence
to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting - punish to put people off committing further crimes
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vindication
to free from allegation or blame : to show that someone is not guilty - to teach rules are important + must be followed
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reparation
to allow to fix element of society they 'broke'
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'God commands...' (law)
'justice, the doing of good, and the generosity to others; and He forbids what is shameful, unjust and oppressive' quran
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'Let justice...' (law)
'roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream' bible
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3 types of punishment
- prison
- corporal punishment
- community service
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pros to prison
+ protects society
+ deters
+ offers rehabilitation services
+ time to reflect
+ prevents doing drugs etc
+ can keep job
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cons to prison
- expensive
- don't always serve full sentences
- reoffence is common, recidivism
- can be unsafe
- crime, hierarchies and mistreatment inside
- bad hygiene
- hard to readjust to society
- complicates family
- overcrowded
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christian views on prison
good, reformation
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islamic views on prison
shariah law only uses prison for those awaiting trial, punishment is usually corporal but some muslims like it
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'Those who accuse...' (adultery)
'chaste women and do not produce four witnesses - flog them with eighty lashes' quran
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'You have heard...' punishment
' an eye for an eye.. But I tell you do not resist an evil person' jesus
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'Serve one ...' (mercy/love)
'another humbly in love' bible
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corporal punishment definition
the infliction of physical pain upon a person’s body as punishment for a crime or infraction.
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pros of corporal punishment
+ can be effective
+ more likely to work, actual threat
+ deterrence
+ reinforces authority
+ inexpensive
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cons of corporal punishment
- can have negative effects
- violent and cruel
- can cause uprisings
- introduces violence into society
- may be misused/unproportional
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christian views on corporal punishment
- no causes harm, mercy
+ 'He who spares the rod hates the child' bible old testament
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islam views on corporal punishment
+ deterrent
- 'cut off hands... But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.' quran
- better to refrain but can be useful
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'But whoever repents ...' (punishment)
'after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.' quran
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repentance referrences bible
- the parable of the lost coin
- the parable of the lost son
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'there will be more rejoicing...' (reformation)
'in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent' jesus
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'there is rejoicing in...' (reformation)
'the presence of the angels of god over one sinner who repents' parable of the lost coin, bible
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parable of the lost son
- bad kid comes home and dad loves him after he says sorry
- 'Father I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son'
- to bad kid, ' For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found'
- to good kid, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours'
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parable of unmerciful servant
- 'how many times shall I forgive my brother/sister who sins against me? up to7 times?'; 'not 7 but 77 times'
- king forgives servant A's debt when he apologises and seems sad, servant A doesn't forgive servant B and sent him to prison
- king sent A to prison to be tortured, 'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?'
- 'This is how my heavenly father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother/sister from your heart'
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'But if you do not...' (forgiveness)
'forgive others their sins, your father will not forgive your sins' jesus
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'Though your sins are...' (forgiveness)
'like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow' bible
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'Forgive and...'
'you will be forgiven' bible
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'blessed is the one...' (forgiveness)
'whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered' bible
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'if you pardon...' (forgiveness)
'overlook, and forgive-then Allah is Forgiving, merciful' quran
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'Adam received words from...' (forgiveness)
'his Lord, and He accepted his repentance; indeed, He is accepting of repentance, the Merciful' quran
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'Peace be...' (forgiveness)
'upon you; I will seek forgiveness for you from my Lord' quran
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'The strongest person is...' (forgiveness)
'not the one who overpowers others, but the one who controls himself when angry' hadith
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'It is not lawful...' (forgiveness)
'for a muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days' hadith
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community service pros
+ can teach skills
+ prevents innocent people having to do it
+ improves local area
+ deterrent ( humiliation )
+ reparation
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community service cons
- takes resources/ people to watch
- some skip it
- not particularly threatening, has to be backed up by threat of worse
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christian views on community service
+ supports community
+ forgiving
+ mercy
+ chance for reformation
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islamic views on community service
+'kidmah', to be in service to God, people, and nature, through acts of devotion, virtue and benefit
+ helps community
- may be less deterrent
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forgiveness definition
to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something
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death penalty definition
legally authorised killing as a punishment for crime
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capital punishment in modern world
- iran, saudi + iraq accounted for 91% known in 2024
- >42% of these were drug related
- 8 minors
- methods: behead, hang, injection, shoot, asphyxiation
- illegal in uk for murder 1965, for all in 1998
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pros of death penalty
+ acts as deterrent
+ protects society from dangerous people
+ justice for family/victims, revenge, 'eye for an eye'
+ cheaper
+ certain effects. no recidivism
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cons of death penalty
- can be abused by those in power
- can desensitise people to violence and death
- causes more pain + grief, sometimes to those who don't deserve it
- inhumane methods are used
- humane methods don't punish as strongly as required
- can be expensive
- ppl are on death row for a long time
- god's place to decide
- crimes aren't comparable
- people aren't given chance to change, hypocritical
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'He who is without...' (death penalty)
'sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her' jesus, against
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'whoever takes a...' (death penalty)
'human life shall surely be put to death' old testament
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'you have heard...' (death penalty)
' an eye for an eye, but i say do not resist an evil person' jesus
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'the ruler doesn't...' (death penalty)
'bear the sword in vain' new testament, for
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'The blood of a muslim may not be...' (death penalty)
'lawfully shed except in three cases: the married adulterer, a life for a life, one who leaves his religion and separates from his community' hadith, for
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'o you who believe...' (death penalty)
'prescribed for you is retaliation regarding the murdered' quran
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'the reward for an evil is an...' (death penalty)
'evil like it , but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allah' quran
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'If anyone destroys...' (death penalty)
'God’s temple, God will destroy him' corinthians
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'do not kill the...' (death penalty)
'soul which allah has made sacred, except with [legal] right' quran
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‘There is a time to be…‘(death penalty)
'born and a time to die’ bible
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‘No person can die…’ (death penalty)
‘except by Allah’s leave and at an appointed time’ quran
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