What do you think is the worst crime a person could commit? Why?
Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? Why/why not?
Is prison an effective puishment? (Why? or Why not?)
Does prison help rehabilitate criminals? (Should it?)
What's your opinion about the death penalty?
What makes some people become criminals? Is it poverty, upbringing, lack of education, unemployment or something else?
Why do you think crime is more prevalent in some societies than in others?
Ex.5. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below. bigamy civil classes community countries crimes criminal law felony fine forgery laws life imprisonment misdemeanour offences penalty person prison state term treason Crime violates the laws of a community, …….. or nation. It is punishable in accordance with these ……….. The definition of crime varies according to time and place, but the laws of most ……….. consider as crimes such ………. as prison ………, burglary, …………, murder, and ……………
Not all offences against the law are ………… The laws that set down the punishments for crimes from the ………….
This law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful to the ………… On the other hand, a …………… may wrong someone else in some other way that offends the ……… law.
The common law recognizes three ……….. of crime: treason, …………. and misdemeanor. Death or …………… is the usual ………….. for treason. Laws in the United States, for example, define a felony as a crime that is punishable by a ………….. of one year or more in a state or federal …………… A person who commits a …………….. may be punished by a ……………. or a jail term of less than one year.
Ex.6. Give the name of the defined law breaker. steals a _____________
