Rehabilitation and healing
What Rehabilitation and healing means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Rehabilitation and healing
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Reference: AQA
Religions generally advocate treatment and rehabilitation for offenders with mental health problems or addiction, rather than purely punitive measures, helping to heal the root causes.
Topics that use Rehabilitation and healing
- Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agape
- Aims of punishment
- Christianity in Britain
- Civil disobedience
- Compassion
- Compassion and forgiveness
- Compassion and justice
- Compassion and mercy
Using Rehabilitation and healing in the exam
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