If someone commits a crime, and is caught, then they will receive a punishment. Here are some kinds of punishment.
Attendance centre
binding over
capital punishment
community service
community service order
compensation
corporal punishment
day training centre
deprivation of property
detention centre
detoxification centre
discharge
disqualification
fine
imprisonment
probation order
suspended sentence
youth custody
Here are some cases which come before a court.
| Theft Doris has been caught shoplifting. She had stolen items even though she had enough money in her purse to buy them. The court is told that her husband died three months ago. |
Murder Jim is accused of murder. He return home from work early one day and found his wife in bed with another man. He stabbed the man with a kitchen knife and killed him. |
Murder Darren is accused of murder. He and three friends kicked a rival supporter to death outside a football ground. All four of them were drunk at the time. |
| Theft & Assault Stephen, who is 17, mugged an old lady and stole her pension. She was shaken, but not injured. |
Drink driving Fred, 40, married with two children, accidentally ran over and killed a pedestrian. He has been drinking and is found to be over the limit. |
Burglary Sarah is caught breaking into a house. It is discovered she has burgled several houses. She admits that she steals items and sells them to pay for her drug-taking. |