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    1. The document lists and defines various crimes ranging from petty to serious, including burglary, pickpocketing, arson, robbery, mugging, blackmail, kidnapping, perjury, fraud, and smuggling. 2. It then provides examples of crimes being committed and the potential punishments, such as a 5-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs, life imprisonment for murder, and a fine or caution for petty crimes. 3. Finally, it defines various roles in a court of law, such as a defense lawyer arguing for not guilty, a prosecutor arguing for guilty, a judge overseeing the trial, and a witness providing testimony.

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    Crime and Punishment

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    1. The document lists and defines various crimes ranging from petty to serious, including burglary, pickpocketing, arson, robbery, mugging, blackmail, kidnapping, perjury, fraud, and smuggling. 2. It then provides examples of crimes being committed and the potential punishments, such as a 5-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs, life imprisonment for murder, and a fine or caution for petty crimes. 3. Finally, it defines various roles in a court of law, such as a defense lawyer arguing for not guilty, a prosecutor arguing for guilty, a judge overseeing the trial, and a witness providing testimony.

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    1. The document lists and defines various crimes ranging from petty to serious, including burglary, pickpocketing, arson, robbery, mugging, blackmail, kidnapping, perjury, fraud, and smuggling. 2. It then provides examples of crimes being committed and the potential punishments, such as a 5-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs, life imprisonment for murder, and a fine or caution for petty crimes. 3. Finally, it defines various roles in a court of law, such as a defense lawyer arguing for not guilty, a prosecutor arguing for guilty, a judge overseeing the trial, and a witness providing testimony.

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    Crime and Punishment

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    1. The document lists and defines various crimes ranging from petty to serious, including burglary, pickpocketing, arson, robbery, mugging, blackmail, kidnapping, perjury, fraud, and smuggling. 2. It then provides examples of crimes being committed and the potential punishments, such as a 5-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs, life imprisonment for murder, and a fine or caution for petty crimes. 3. Finally, it defines various roles in a court of law, such as a defense lawyer arguing for not guilty, a prosecutor arguing for guilty, a judge overseeing the trial, and a witness providing testimony.

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    Crime and punishment

    1 Classify the crimes


    In pairs, discuss which crimes are serious and which are petty:
    arson bribery burglary drug dealing drug possession
    drunk driving fraud hacking kidnapping manslaughter
    murder pickpocketing robbery shoplifting terrorism

    Serious crimes:
    Petty crimes:

    Can you think of any other crimes to add to the lists?


    Look at the table below. Complete the sentences on the next page with appropriate words from the table in
    their correct form.
    Crime Criminal What does he do?
    burglary a burglar burgles houses
    pickpocketing a pickpocket pickpockets people
    arson an arsonist sets buildings on fire
    robbery a robber robs people or places
    mugging a mugger mugs people
    blackmail a blackmailer blackmails people
    kidnapping a kidnapper kidnaps people
    perjury a perjurer lies in court
    fraud a fraudster deceives people
    smuggling a smuggler smuggles illegal goods

    Crime and punishment

    Dan was caught trying to cocaine into the country. He is currently serving a 5-year prison sentence.

    This town is getting really dangerous. Yesterday, I was in broad daylight. The attacker had a knife and
    took all my money.

    The police are looking for the person responsible for burning down the church. They are confident they will
    catch the .

    Hold on to your wallet. There are a lot of on the train.

    Joe was on his way to work. The contacted his wife and demanded a ransom of $1 million.

    James was found guilty of . It was obvious that he was lying under oath.

    A broke into my flat while I was at work and stole my entire music collection.

    Do not try to hide your true income from the government. Tax is a very serious crime.

    Sandra is trying to Tom. She says he has to pay her $1000 or she will tell his wife about his affair.
    Punishments
    Look at the list of punishments below. In pairs, put them in order from 1 (most lenient) to 6 (most severe):
    a 5-year prison sentence a $500 fine a caution
    community service life imprisonment the death penalty
    In pairs, discuss what punishments are normally given in your countries for people
    who are
    plead guilty/not found
    guilty guiltystate
    - to officially of the
    thatcrimes on Pageguilty
    you are guilty/not 1. For
    of a example:
    crime
    "If you are found guilty of murder, the punishment is usualy life imprisonment." /
    sentence somebody - to officially give a punishment to a person who is found guilty of a crime
    "If you are caught smuggling ilegal drugs, you can get a 10-year prison sentence."
    give testimony - to tell the court what you saw/know
    In court
    reach a verdict - to arrive at a decision about whether a person is guilty or not guilty of a crime
    acquit somebody - to officially decide that someone is not guilty of a crime

    convict somebody - to officially decide that someone is guilty of a crime

    What do people do in a court of law? Study the following definitions:


    In pairs, match the following people with their typical functions and
    1. a defense lawyer activities in a court of law:
    2. a defendant argues that someone is guilty of committing a crime
    3. a prosecutor
    gives testimony to the court
    4. a judge
    listen to the facts/arguments, reach a verdict, convict/acquit someone who
    5. a magistrate is charged with a serious crime
    6. a witness
    listens to arguments, hears evidence, deals with crimes that are not serious
    7. the jury

    listens to arguments, hears evidence, sentences a guilty person

    pleads guilty/not guilty, gives testimony

    represents someone accused of a crime, argues that someone is not guilty


    of committing a crime

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