Crime

& Punishment

If someone commits a crime, and is caught, then they will receive a punishment.

Activity 1: Punishments

Here are some kinds of punishment. Fill the gaps to explain what the punishment means.

WordBox

bond,

court,

death,

driving,

imprisonment,

job,

money,

physical,

prison,

probation,

promise

1. If you have a Bindover you have to sign a bond to ___________________ promise good behaviour for a set time. If you break the promise, you pay the amount shown in the ___________________ . Capital punishment is the ___________________ death penalty. Community service is when someone is made to do a ___________________ job which is useful to other people in the community. Corporal punishment is using ___________________ physical punishment, such as the birch. Disqualification from ___________________ driving is sometimes given to people who have seriously broken laws to do with driving. Fine is a way of punishing people by making them pay a sum of money to the ___________________ court. Compensation is making someone pay ___________________ money to a person they have committed a crime against. Imprisonment is putting someone in ___________________ prison. Probation order is making someone see a ___________________ probation officer regularly, to help them with their behaviour. Suspended sentence is when a punishment of ___________________ imprisonment is given, but only comes into force if the person breaks the law again in certain time.

Activity 2

Draw cartoons to illustrate each of these punishments.

Activity 3: Hard cases

Here are some cases which come before a court.

Read about each case carefully, then fill in the court report.