Crime and Criminals

Read and translate the underlined words. Capital punishment is punishment by death. Techniques include the electric chair, the gas chamber, hanging and lethal injection. Some people believe that capital punishment acts as a deterrent. This means they think it stops people committing murder. The serial killer was sentenced to life imprisonment. The police think I committed the burglary! I’m going to have to get a solicitor. She was arrested on suspicion of fraud, and later was officially charged with the crime. The court case lasted for three months before the jury found him guilty. The jury found him not guilty, but nobody really thinks he is innocent. The High Commissioner stated that one alarming concern was a growing public perception that juvenile delinquency was increasing. There is lots of evidence that he did it –his fingerprints were all over the gun, for example. Having served 15 years in prison, Mason is to be released next week.

Fill in the gaps. 1. People imprisoned for life are usually after about 20 years. 2. My has instructed me not to discuss this case with reporters. 3. Can you imagine being sentenced to and knowing you have to spend the rest of your life behind bars? 4. The foreman of the jury read out the verdict. “,” he said. 5. The suspect was released without being charged due to lack of . 6. No European country supports most Europeans think it’s barbaric. 7. Losing your driving license would be a good against drinking and driving. 8. Violation of law by a child is called . 9. I’m buying a new suit. My at the County Court starts on Monday. 10. I can’t believe the police have Jane with embezzlement. They must have made a mistake.

A juvenile delinquent is a teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law.

Arson is the act of illegally importing or exporting goods.

Hacking is the action of secretly finding a way of looking at and/or changing information on somebody else's computer system without permission.

An arsonist is a criminal who illegally sets fire to property.

The court is the place where the trial is held.

Bribery is the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things.

Burglary is the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.

False imprisonment is the limiting of someone's freedom without the authority or right to do so.

Manslaughter is the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.

Blackmail is the crime of making someone do something by threatening to tell people embarrassing secrets about them.