2. Find in the text the English for:

здійснити злочин; жертви злочину; нічна крадіж зі зломом; відносно (найбільш) поширений; правопорушення; правопорушник; убивство та різні види нападів; грабіж на вулиці; зґвалтування; обмеження на виготовлення чогось; бути жертвою насильних злочинів; поліцейський мікрорайону; крадіжка в крамниці; підпал; замкнена телевізійна система; установлювати відеокамеру; боятися чогось; найвища міра покарання; викрадати насильно.

3. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Crime has decreased in Britain since the early 1950s.

2. More often people living in inner city and urban areas become the victims of crime.

3. The commonest crimes in Britain now are burglary, theft, rape cases, robbery and mugging.

4. The USA has a reputation for having a lot of violent crimes.

5. Many people think that increase in crime is linked to the alcohol abuse.

6. A new crime that began in US in the 1980s is carjacking.

7. Some measures have been undertaken to prevent crime in Great Britain: Neighborhood watch schemes, policemen’s walking round an area and visiting schools to talk to children, installing closed-circuit television.

8. Fear of becoming a victim of crime has increased.

9. When someone is attacked many people don’t hesitate to go and help him or her.

10. An insufficient quantity of people enjoy stories about real and imagined crimes, especially murder.

11. The amount of violence shown on TV arouses public anxiety and concern about its influence on people’s behaviour in real life.

4. Fill in the correct word from the list below.

a) a penalty b) to commit crimes c) to burgle d) a prison

e) drugs f) an offender g) a criminal h) to steal

i) a capital punishment j) a shoplifter k) victim l) to rob

1. If you don’t want to ….. your house or flat you should keep the doors and windows locked.

2. Two men attempted to .…. the local bank, but the police arrived before they got away.

3. Instead of fining the men, the judge sent him to .…. because he was a repeat ….. .

4. The watchful store detective caught the ….. trying to ….. a shirt.

5. Teenagers ….. a lot of petty and serious ….. .

6. Four people were killed in the exposition, but police haven’t yet named the ….. .

7. Many people in the USA believe that the increase in crime is linked to the use of .…. .

8. That terrorist is one of the world’s most wanted ….. .

9. There are repeated calls for harsher .…. and, sometimes, for the return of ….. to the criminals.

5. Match the criminals to the descriptions.

thief robber burglar mugger murderer shoplifter abductor

someone who kills smb. else on purpose. someone who takes a person by force and demands ransom in order to set them free. someone who takes things which don’t belong to them. someone who breaks into people’s houses to steal things. someone who steals things from shops. someone who attacks people in the street in order to steal something. someone who steals something from a bank, post office, shop, etc., often using threats or force.

6. Look at the list of offences and decided which are major and which are minor. Then look at the forms of punishment and decide which is appropriate for each offence. Write sentences as in the example.

OFFENCES

murder burglary rape writing graffiti on a public building carjacking robbery

toxic environmental pollution making noise late at night shop lifting arson vandalism littering

PUNISHMENT

to be sent to prison; to do community service; to be sentenced to life imprisonment; to be find a large/small amount of money; to be given a suspended (умовний) sentence; to be given a warning.

E. g. Murder is a major offence. I think that someone who murders smb. should be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Fill in the correct idiom from the list below.

a) caught red-handed; b) doing time;

c) in cold blood; d) on the alert; e) at large.

1. To avoid being mugged in large cities, people should always be …. .

2. The burglar was …. trying to steal money and jewellery from the flat.

3. He killed his enemy …. and claimed that he felt no regret afterwards.

4. The police announced that a dangerous criminal was …. and advised people to remain inside with their doors and windows locked.

5. After …. for robbery, he swore be would never commit another crime.