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    Ruth and Harold Saunders have had their house burglarized 8 times in the last 3 years. They bought the house for its views of the playing fields, but now feel it was a mistake since the burglaries started shortly after they moved in. They believe the burglars are local youths who hang out in the playing fields and watch the house. While nothing valuable has been stolen, the burglars have taken their TV twice, even after they replaced it. The police have been unable to catch the burglars. The Crime Prevention Officer suggests the Saunders install a burglar alarm or box, get neighbor support, and notes that burglars target houses they know replace stolen items.

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    Ruth and Harold Saunders have had their house burglarized 8 times in the last 3 years. They bought the house for its views of the playing fields, but now feel it was a mistake since the burglaries started shortly after they moved in. They believe the burglars are local youths who hang out in the playing fields and watch the house. While nothing valuable has been stolen, the burglars have taken their TV twice, even after they replaced it. The police have been unable to catch the burglars. The Crime Prevention Officer suggests the Saunders install a burglar alarm or box, get neighbor support, and notes that burglars target houses they know replace stolen items.

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    Ruth and Harold Saunders have had their house burglarized 8 times in the last 3 years. They bought the house for its views of the playing fields, but now feel it was a mistake since the burglaries started shortly after they moved in. They believe the burglars are local youths who hang out in the playing fields and watch the house. While nothing valuable has been stolen, the burglars have taken their TV twice, even after they replaced it. The police have been unable to catch the burglars. The Crime Prevention Officer suggests the Saunders install a burglar alarm or box, get neighbor support, and notes that burglars target houses they know replace stolen items.

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    CRIME AUDIOSCRIPT

    Listentothisinterviewwithacouplewhohavebeenthevictimsofrepeatedcrimeandapoliceofficer. Optionalexercise (Theanswersareatthebottomofthepage). ArethefollowingstatementsTrueorFalseaccordingtotheinterview? 1. TheSaundershavebeenburgledeighttimes. 2. Theyboughtthehouseforitsviews. 3. Theythoughttheymighthaveproblemswhentheyboughtthehouse. 4. Theythinktheyknowwhotheburglarsare. 5. Theburglarshaven'tstolenanythingvaluablefromtheSaunders. 6. Theydonotlockthedoor. 7. TheCrimePreventionOfficerdoesn'tthinkthereisanythingtheycandotostoptheburglars. 8. TheSaundersdonothaveaburglaralarm. 9. TheCrimePreventionOfficerthinksit'salwaysthesameburglarswhobreakintotheSaunders'house. 10. Burglarsliketostealthingswhichhavebeenboughtrecently.

    Interviewer:Goodafternoon.TodayonCrimeCheckwearegoingtotalkabout"repeatvictims",peoplewho arevictimsofcrimemorethanonce.FirstofallwebringyouthesadstoryofRuthandHaroldSaundersfrom Hull,whohavehadtheirhouseburglednofewerthaneighttimesinthelast3years.Worthanentryinthe GuinnessBookofRecordsyoumightthink,butforRuthandHarold,it'snojoke.Ruth,whydoyouthinkyou've beenburgledsomanytimes? Ruth:IwishIknew.It'sanightmare.Weboughtthishousebecauseitlooksoutontotheplayingfieldsandwe thoughtitwastheperfecthouseforourretirement. Interviewer:Whenwereyoufirstburgled? Ruth:Oh,threeyearsago,justaweekafterwehadmovedin.Itwasasiftheburglarswerewaitingforus. Interviewer:Doyoufeelsorrythatyoumovedtherenow? Ruth:Ohdefinitely.Ifwehadknownweweregoingtohavethissortoftrouble,wewouldn'tbelivingherewe wouldchosensomewheresafer.Butnowwecan'tevensellthehousebecauseeveryoneknowstheburglars likeit!Noonewillbuyit.Wecan'tescapefromthisneighbourhood.We'rejustwaitingforthenextbreakin. Interviewer:Doyouknowwhotheburglarsare? Ruth:Wethinkso,butwecanneverproveanything.Yousee,peoplecanwatchthehousefromtheplaying fields,andthereareanumberofyouthswhoweseewatchingthehouse.Theyhangaroundtheresmokingin theafternoons.I'mfrightenedtogototheshopsincasetheybreakinwhileI'maway. Interviewer:Haveyoutriedcallingthepolice? Ruth:Yeah,severaltimes,buttheseyouthsalwaysgetawaybyrunningintothewoodsontheothersideofthe playingfields,andthepolicedon'tbothertogoafterthem. Interviewer:Andwhathaveyouhadstolen? Ruth:Ohallsortsofthingsondifferentoccasions.Theynevertakemuch,buttheyalwaysseemtocomeback. They'vetakenthetelevisiontwice.Ifwe'dknowntheyweregoingtocomeback,wewouldn'thaveboughtanew televisionafterthefirstburglary,butaweekafterweboughtit,theburglarsbrokeinagain. Interviewer:Whatelsehavetheytaken?
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    Ruth:Oh,apartfromthetelevisionandthevideo,nothingveryvaluable,butthenwedon'thaveanythingelse whichisveryvaluable.It'sannoyingreally,andtheydoalotofdamagewhentheybreakin.Isometimesthink weshouldleaveadooropen.Ifweleftthedooropen,atleasttheycouldcomeinwithoutdoinganydamage! Interviewer:Sowhatareyougoingtodoaboutthissituation? Ruth:Whatcanwedoaboutit?We'dbehappierifwe'dstayedinouroldhouse.Ifwestilllivedthere,I'msure wewouldn'thavebeenburgledonce.Wewerethereforfortyyearswithoutasingleproblem. Interviewer:MarylynBrookes,youareChiefCrimePreventionOfficerforSouthYorkshirepolice.Istherereally nothingtheycando? CPO:No,therearethingstheycandothoughImustsayfirstthatIdofeelsorryforthem. Interviewer:Well,whatcantheydo? CPO:IfIwerethem,I'dhavehadaburglaralarmputinstraightaway.Infact,I'msurprisedtheinsurance companyhasn'tinsistedonthatalready. Ruth:Well,theyhavesaidthatbutwecan'taffordoneofthose!Weonlyhaveourpension,andburglaralarms costthousandsofpounds. CPO:Well,haveyouthoughtofputtingaburglaralarmboxonthewall?Thatputssomethievesoff.Also,you shouldtalktotheneighboursandaskthemtokeepaneyeonyourhomewhenyou'reout. Interviewer:ButwhydotheburglarskeepcomingbacktotheSaunders'house?Imeaneighttimesisalot,isn't it? CPO:Well,thereareseveralthingshere.Obviouslyitiseasytowatchthehousefromtheplayingfields,and alsoburglarstendtotalkamongstthemselves.Theytelleachotherwhichhousesareeasytobreakinto,and whatthingsthehousesstillhaveinthem.Alsotheywaitafewmonthsuntiltheythinktheownershavereplaced thethingsthatwerestolen.Afterall,burglarsprefertostealsomethingthat'sbrandnew.Andanotherthingyou havetoconsideris...

    Answers:1T,2T,3F,4T,5F,6F,7F,8T,9F,10T www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm
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