Sikhism: Crime and Punishment | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Sikhism: Crime and Punishment
- 91 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Sikhism, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Sikhism: Crime and Punishment is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Sikhism is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Sikh attitudes to justice, Sikh attitudes to crime and the Five Thieves, Sikh teaching on good, evil and suffering, Sikh attitudes to punishment, Sikh views on the aims of punishment, Sikh teaching on forgiveness, Sikh teaching on the treatment of criminals and Sikh attitudes to the death penalty.
Sample questions from Sikhism: Crime and Punishment
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Sikh attitudes to justice
How did the Gurus show the importance of justice?
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Guru Nanak spoke out against the cruelty of rulers and invaders. Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa to protect the oppressed. -
Sikh attitudes to crime and the Five Thieves
What does Ang 61 teach about the causes of wrongdoing?
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Ang 61 teaches that the world is plundered by riches, youth, greed and ego. Emotional attachment is a drug that destroys people. -
Sikh teaching on good, evil and suffering
Why do many non-religious people say people suffer, in contrast to Sikh ideas of karma?
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Many atheists say suffering comes from natural causes, such as disease and disasters, and from human cruelty. Suffering has no deeper purpose on this view. -
Sikh attitudes to punishment
What does Article XXV of the Rahit Maryada teach about punishment?
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Article XXV sets out tankhah, the penance for a Khalsa Sikh who breaks the discipline. The offender confesses before the sangat and accepts the penalty. -
Sikh views on the aims of punishment
What is deterrence, and how do Sikhs view it?
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Deterrence means discouraging crime by making punishment something to fear. Some Sikhs support it, but others doubt that fear changes hearts. -
Sikh teaching on forgiveness
Who was Sheikh Farid?
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Sheikh Farid was a 13th-century Muslim Sufi saint whose verses are in the Guru Granth Sahib. The Gurus included them to show God's truth in other traditions. -
Sikh teaching on the treatment of criminals
What do most Sikhs believe about torture?
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Most Sikhs condemn torture as a violation of God's light in every person. The Gurus themselves suffered torture from unjust rulers. -
Sikh attitudes to the death penalty
How might other Sikhs interpret Ang 7 differently?
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Some Sikhs argue Ang 7 describes human helplessness, not a ban on lawful punishment. The state may act as an instrument of justice.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Sikh attitudes to justice | Ang 274, how the Gurus showed justice, justice for and support of victims, injustice as a spiritual problem, God's justice, and Humanist and atheist views on fair laws. | 11 |
| Sikh attitudes to crime and the Five Thieves | Why they are called thieves and how they cause crime, Ang 61, overcoming them, social causes, the ban on intoxicants, the Sikh Welfare Awareness Team, and what individual Sikhs do. | 11 |
| Sikh teaching on good, evil and suffering | Good and evil actions and their rewards, where evil comes from, Ang 767 and Ang 1062 on suffering and responsibility, Guru Nanak in the Asa di Vaar, Guru Arjan's own suffering, and Humanist arguments. | 13 |
| Sikh attitudes to punishment | UK forms of punishment, Rahit Maryada Article XXV on tankhah, penance, pardon and argument, the tankhaiya, a tankhah imposed by the Akal Takht, situation ethics, and differing views. | 11 |
| Sikh views on the aims of punishment | The four aims Sikhs weigh up, the physician image on Ang 148, community service and reform, karma and retribution, and how Sikhs differ over retribution. | 10 |
| Sikh teaching on forgiveness | Ang 1378, Sheikh Farid and Kabir on forgiveness, how the community forgives offenders, why forgiveness does not cancel punishment, restorative justice, and forgiveness for serious crimes. | 11 |
| Sikh teaching on the treatment of criminals | Ang 245 and reforming offenders, helping prisoners, torture and the history of the Gurus, the greater-good argument, human rights, fair trial and jury, and Jaswant Singh Khalra. | 12 |
| Sikh attitudes to the death penalty | Ang 7 on the power of life and death read for and against, why most Sikhs oppose execution and some support it, Humanist and non-religious arguments, situation ethics, and today's divisions. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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