Exercise 21. Listen to the news report and fill in the gaps.
Yesterday morning Gregory Briggs appeared in Shellsby Crown Court 1) ……… of robbery. The judge 2) ……….. him to ten years in prison.
Briggs was 3) ……….. last May as he was trying to rob Lloyds Bank in Shellsby. One 4) ……… told reporters that Briggs had run into the bank holding a 5) …….. and threatened to shoot everyone unless the manager gave him all the money in the safe. Fortunately 6) ………… Gary Thomas, who happened to be in the bank at the time, was able to grab Briggs’ 7) ……… before he had a chance to hurt anyone.
As Briggs walked into the 8) ……. yesterday morning with his lawyer he 9) ……….. having broken the 10) ……… and told reporters that he was 11) ……….. However, after hearing the witnesses and seeing the 12) ……. supplied by the bank’s security cameras, the jury quickly came to the conclusion that Briggs was 13) ……...
Last night Police Chief John Brown praised Thomas for his brave 14) ……. of the violent 15) ………. and for 16) ………. what might have turned into a tragedy.
Exercise 22. Listen to Chief Inspector Ronald Lewis advisingpeople on how to protect themselves from certain types of crime and fill in the table below.
| mugging | · carrying a personal …………. · attend …………..classes |
| kidnapping | · teach children …………. · if approached by strangers, they should ……… · if you can afford it, hire a ………… |
| car theft | · fit in …………system · park in an …………… car park · make sure your car is securely …………. |
Exercise 23. Courts can be distinguished with regard to the type of cases they hear. Match each of the following types of court (1-9) with the explanation of what happens there (a-i).
1. appellate court (or court of appeals, appeals court)
2. crown court
3. high court
4. juvenile court
5. lower court (or court of first instance)
6. magistrates’ court
7. moot court
8. small-claims court
9. tribunal
a. This is where a person under the age of 18 would be tried.
b. This is the court of primary jurisdiction, where a case is heard for the first time.
c. This is where small crimes are tried in the UK.
d. This is where law students argue hypothetical cases.
e. This is where a case is reviewed which has already been heard in a lower court.
f. This is where cases involving a limited amount of money are handled.
g. This is where serious criminal cases are heard by a judge and a jury in the UK.
h. This is where a group of specially chosen people examine legal problems of a particular type, such as employment disputes.
i. This is usually the highest court in a jurisdiction, the court of last resort.
Unit 3. Classifications of crimes.
Exercise 24. Translate and learn this table by heart.
Crimes and criminals
| Crime | Criminal | Criminal act |
| arson | arsonist | to set fire to smth; to set smth on fire |
| shoplifting | shoplifter | to shoplift |
| mugging | mugger | to mug |
| offence | offender | to offend |
| vandalism | vandal | to vandalize |
| burglary or house-breaking | burglar | to burgle; to break into |
| murder | murderer | to murder |
| manslaughter | manslayer | to kill someone but not deliberately |
| kidnapping | kidnapper | to kidnap |
| pickpocketing | pickpocket | to pick smb’s pocket |
| complicity | accomplice | to be the accomplice |
| abetting | abettor | to abet |
| aiding | aider | to aid and abet |
| drug trafficking /drug sale/ drug trade | drug dealer/ drug trafficker | to trade in drugs / to sell and buy drugs |
| spy/espionage | spy | to spy |
| terrorism | terrorist | to terrorize |
| assassination | assassin | to assassinate |
| hooliganism | hooligan | to behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place |
| ticketless travel/fraudulent travel | stowaway | to stow away |
| theft | thief | to thieve/to steal |
| hijacking | hijacker | to hijack |
| carjacking | carjacker | to carjack |
| forgery | forger | to forge |
| robbery | robber | to rob |
| larceny | larcener | to commit larceny |
| smuggling | smuggler | to smuggle |
| treason | traitor | to betray |
| gangsterism | gangster | to be a member of a criminal group |
| desertion | deserter | to desert |
| bigamy | bigamist | to commit bigamy |
| speeding | speeder | to speed |
| rape | rapist | to rape |
| blasphemy | blasphemer | to commit blasphemy/to blaspheme |
| perjury | perjurer | to perjure |
| fraud | swindler | to swindle |
| bribery/bribe-taking | bribetaker | to give a bribe; to take a bribe |
| blackmail | blackmailer | to blackmail |
| extortion | extortionist | to extort |
| embezzlement | embezzler | to embezzle |
| tax evasion | tax evader | to evade taxes |
| counterfeiting | counterfeiter | to counterfeit |
| drug abuse | drug addict | to abuse drugs |
| trespass | trespasser | to tresspass |
| pilferage | pilferer | to pilfer |
| piracy | pirate | to commit piracy |
| money laundering | money launderer | to launder money |
| infringement of copyright | copyright infringer | to infringe a copyright |
| assault | assailant | to assault |
| aggravated assault | assailant | to assault with aggravating circumstance |
| child abuse | a person who abuses a child | to abuse a child |
| joyriding | joyrider | to joyride |
| defamation | defamer | to defame |
| slander | slanderer | to slander |
| libel | libeller | to libel |
| conversion | a person who converts | to convert |