action which breaks the law; can be against                                        the person (e.g., murder), against property (e.g., vandalism), or against the state (e.g., treason)

reason for committing crime – wanting or desiring something or more of something

reason for committing crime – prejudice or hatred against a person or group

Reasons for crime: greed and hate

Religious education

Good and evil intentions

Reasons for crime: poverty and upbringing

Reasons for crime: mental illness and addiction

Opposition to an unjust law

Views about people who commit crime

Views about different types of crime

The aims of punishment

The treatment of criminals: prison and community service

The treatment of criminals: corporal punishment

Different religious views about corporal punishment

The concept of forgiveness

Different religious views about forgiveness

Ethical arguments relating to the death penalty

Different religious views about the death penalty

In this unit pupils will study ideas of crime and how people may view crime is caused. From that, they will examine different ideas of punishing crime and treating criminals focussing especially on a case study of the death penalty and ideas of forgiveness.

Religion, crime and punishment

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

wanting or desiring something or more of something

prejudice or hatred against a person or group

Greed can lead to crimes like fraud and {{}} to gain wealth or power.

Which of the following is an example of a hate crime?

1 Timothy 6:10 teaches that the love of {{}} is the root of all kinds of evil.

When can vandalism be considered a hate crime?

Mental illness can make it hard to make good {{}}, especially without support.

What is a helpful response to people suffering from addiction?

Christianity teaches the need to respond with {{}} to those affected by illness or addiction.

What approach to people suffering from addiction do many religious and secular views agree on?

Starter Quiz

Mental illness can make it hard to make good , especially without support.