Crime and Punishment

Crime and punishment .

A crime is a socially dangerous act (or omission) directed against the social and state system, the system of economy, property and other rights of cityzens .

A punishment is a penalty imposed on somebody who is convicted of a crime. A punishment could be, for

example, time in prison or a fine.

Types of crime

Kidnapping is taking a person to a secret location using force .

A rmed robbery is using a weapon to steal .

A rson is setting fire to a place on purpose .

A ssault is hurting another person physically .

Сhild abuse is injuring a child on purpose .

D rug trafficking is trading illegal drugs .

D runk driving is driving after having too much alcohol .

F raud is lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes .

H ijacking is holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane) .

M urder is taking someone's life through violence .

S hoplifting is stealing merchandise from a store .

S peeding is driving beyond the speed limit .

T errorism is acts of crime against a political (religious) group or another country .

V andalism is damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint) .

W hite collar crime is breaking the law in business .

Types of punishment

T raffic ticket (speeding, parking) - leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine .

F ine (hunting out of season) - pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime .

H ouse arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court) - remain in one's home for a certain period of time .

C ommunity service is do ing unpaid work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage .

J ail time is spend ing a certain amount of months or years locked away from society .

L ife in prison is spend ing the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society (lifetime imprisonent) .