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Vocabulary chunks on the topic of CRIME
Commit serious offences
Serve a sentence
Political prisoner
Young offenders
Juvenile crime – crime relating to young persons
Obey the law
The fight against crime
Breaks into a house
Steals your car
A person steals something – but robs someone or an institution (bank)
Tackle crime / combat crime
The crime rate has increased
Petty crime
A new law has been introduced / passed
The police enforce the law
Forbids/ prohibits smoking in public places
These regulations/ rules apply to all
Appear in court
Go on trial
Be severely punished
Pay a heavy fine
Face the death penalty
Suffer the consequences
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They must also prevent crime and make communities safer
There should be an increase in the number of police officers on the streets
They should be involved with education and prevention
Fines are used as punishment for minor crimes
If the crime is more serious, prison is the most common punishment
Some criminals pose a threat to society
Another aim of prisons is rehabilitation
Prisoners receive education of vocational training
Rehabilitation aims to make them better citizens
Rehabilitated prisoners are less likely to re-offend
Community service is a way to reform offenders
It could be a solution to prison overcrowding
It avoids the cost of imprisonment
It makes offenders useful in their local communities
They are required to clean streets or talk to school groups
Offenders repay their community
They avoid the negative influence that prison can have
The media report crime stories in order to increase their audience
Crime rates are not necessarily reduced
Supporters say that capital punishment deters crime
Executing prisoners creates a violent culture and encourages revenge
We have no right to take another human life
source : tahasoni.com
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Useful Collocations on the topic of Crime can be found HERE
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