Comprehension check

Ex. 3. Which of the following is the main idea of the text:

1. Wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.

2. Crime can be prevented by many different factors.

3. People can be educated to take precautions against crime.

4. Habitual offenders are the fundamental problem.

Ex. 4. Mark the following statements as true or false:

1. Punishment prevents people from thinking that they can get away with crime.

2. Punishment is based on the idea that people want to behave correctly.

3. Better educated police forces are able to control crime.

4. About two-thirds of the arrested people have committed offences before.

5. Most criminals do not differ from each other.

6. Now there is a tendency to make punishment more serious.

7. People should do their best to prevent crime.

Ex. 5. Answer the questions by choosing one of the options:

1. What is the basic justification for punishment:

   1. offenders must be punished;

   2. punishment preserves law and order;

   3. the idea.

2. What idea is punishment based on?

   1. many people want to act in forbidden way;

   2. many people will respect the authority;

   3. the wrongdoers must be punished.

3. What is the best way to reduce crime?

   1. to punish offenders;

   2. to have more prisons;

   3. to reform or rehabilitate habitual criminals.

4. What amount of money is used on treatment of criminals?

   1. all the money;

   2. only a small part of it;

   3. half of it.

5. How have prison sentences changed in the USA?

   1. they have become shorter;

   2. they have been abolished;

   3. they have become longer.

Ex. 6. Read the text and write a question to each of the following answer:

1. Question: __________________________________________?

Answer: For hundreds of years.

2. Question: __________________________________________?

Answer: To reform or rehabilitate habitual criminals.

3. Question: __________________________________________?

Answer: No, the success is very little.

4. Question: __________________________________________?

Answer: The aid of physicians, psychiatrists, or psychologists.

5. Question: __________________________________________?

Answer: About 300.000.

Ex. 7. Complete the sentences according to the text:

1. … are usually punished for their crimes.

2. He was serving a five year … of imprisonment

3. He is not a petty thief, he is a … offender.

4. Does this man have a good past …?

5. Many criminals need a special course of ….

6. Prison … took all the … against escape of prisoners.

Language work

Ex. 8. Choose synonyms and antonyms from the box to the highlighted words:

inmates, require, rehabilitation, capital punishments, criminologists, benefit

1. Many scientists who study crime and criminals stress the need for improving the performance of criminal justice agencies.

2. The United States prisons have had little success in rehabilitating prisoners.

3. Reforming of criminals could probably be improved greatly if experts could provide the right kind of program for different types of offenders.

4. Many criminals need the aid of physicians, psychologists, or psychiatrists.

5. Capital punishments have been used more frequently since 1976.

6. Such a goal probably would profit from reform programs in urban slums.

Ex. 9. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line:

The most basic … for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respect for authority.	ARGUE
Better equipped, educated and coordinated police forces are more … in controlling crime.	EFFECT
One of the best ways to reduce crime is to reform or rehabilitate …. offender.	HABIT
Not all the offenders could be helped by the same ….	TREAT
Crime … should aim to prevent people from becoming criminals.	PREVENT
Better lighting helps discourage purse-snatching and other ... on city streets and in parks.	ROB

Ex. 10. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions:

1. All wrongdoers must be punished … their crimes.

2. Punishment prevents people … thinking that they can get away crime.

3. Better educated and equipped police forces are more effective … controlling crime.

4. Prison have little success … reforming inmates.

5. Some criminals respond well … educational or vocational training.

6. All possible precautions should be taken … crime.

7. People should be taught to protect their homes … burglary.

He is a junior, so he has been placed … parole.