Crime & Punshiment

Crime & Punshiment

1. Christian attitudes towards Crime -

   • Anything written within the Holy Book is regarded as a law and if someone blatantly disregards them, then they consider it to be a crime. The Ten Commandments is a prime example of this. As even though Adultery is not a crime in the countries law, in the views of Christianity it is still considered to be a sin because it breaks Gods command

2. Christian Attitudes towards Punishment

   • - In the Old Testament, God is presented as a God of Justice, who gave his people a series of Laws and Commandments that they are expected to follow. • If the Old Testament refers to ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’,

3. WHAT IS CRIME?

   •  Crime is the breaking of a law in the country you happen to live in. There are crimes against a person (e.g. a mugging or slander), crime usually involving property (theft) and crime against the state (selling state secrets).

4. WHY DO PEOPLE BREAK THE LAW?

   • Why do people break the law? There are 4 main reasons why people break the law. They include: • Social – to be ‘part of the in crowd’. • Environmental – poverty, unemployment and a lack of education. • Psychological – selfish in their nature whether that be emotional or mentally. • Drug addiction – prostitution or theft.