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Crime & Punishment (Reasons for crime (Mental instability, Peer…
Crime & Punishment
Reasons for crime
Mental instability
Peer pressure (e.g. hazing)
Enjoy prison culture/would rather be in prison than on the streets
Revenge
Out of despair (someone stealing food if they were starving)
Hate crime (e.g. stabbing someone who had different religious views)
Crime of passion (e.g. someone killing their partner after finding out they committed adultery)
Drug/alcohol addiction
Self-defence
War crime
Greed
If someone believes a law is unjust
Aims of punishment
Incapacitation
Deterrence
Retribution
Reformation
An attempt to change someone's behaviour for the better.
Christians prefer reformation over other punishment methods because it treats criminals fairly.
Restoration