Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B · 1RB0
Specification 2.4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Attitudes Towards PunishmentParagraph 2266 teaches that when an offender voluntarily accepts punishment, it can have the value of expiation, or making amends for wrongdoing. This does not mean that suffering automatically repairs every consequence of a crime. The offender’s willingness to acknowledge the wrong matters.