The document discusses various topics related to crime and justice, including the relationship between two pictures, common crimes, the roles of law enforcement and the legal system, and views on capital punishment. It prompts the reader to consider what crime a man depicted may have committed, which crimes are most/least serious, what factors influence criminality, and how those with criminal records can reintegrate into society. Word banks are provided with examples of criminal acts and legal terminology.
The document discusses various topics related to crime and justice, including the relationship between two pictures, common crimes, the roles of law enforcement and the legal system, and views on capital punishment. It prompts the reader to consider what crime a man depicted may have committed, which crimes are most/least serious, what factors influence criminality, and how those with criminal records can reintegrate into society. Word banks are provided with examples of criminal acts and legal terminology.
The document discusses various topics related to crime and justice, including the relationship between two pictures, common crimes, the roles of law enforcement and the legal system, and views on capital punishment. It prompts the reader to consider what crime a man depicted may have committed, which crimes are most/least serious, what factors influence criminality, and how those with criminal records can reintegrate into society. Word banks are provided with examples of criminal acts and legal terminology.
pictures? What crime do you think the man behind the bars has committed? What crime do you find the most/ least serious? Why? What makes people criminals (social background, education, personality, etc)? What crimes are the most common in your country? What role do detectives/the police/ lawyers/law courts play in criminal investigation? How does jurisdiction work in your country? Do you approve of capital punishment? Why/why not? How can people with criminal records adjust to life after they are released?
Word Bank
commit a crime: pick-pocketing, theft,
shoplifting, burglary, robbery, mugging, money laundering, embezzlement, blackmail, white collar/organized/war crime, hit and run accident, drink- driving, manslaughter, homicide, murder, assassination, drug trafficking, smuggling, kidnapping, hijacking, vandalism, hooliganism, sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, arson break the law, get away with a crime, escape, hide from the police, establish/ prove an alibi, give oneself up investigate, collect evidence, arrest, accuse sby of a crime, witness a crime, eye-witness, take legal action/a case to court, charge sby with sthg, come on for trial, court room, counsel for the defence, jury, judge, lawyer, plead guilty, return a verdict, sentence sby to 5 years in prison, receive a life sentence/ capital punishment/death penalty be on probation, get pardon/amnesty, serve one’s time, struggle to find a job/housing, recidivist/ habitual criminal