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Crime and Punishment

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  • If someone threatens to share your secrets unless you pay money, this is…
    Blackmailing
  • A driver who drinks too much alcohol and drives is guilty of…
    Drink-driving
  • What is identity fraud?
    Pretending to be someone else to steal their money
  • A person who attacks someone on the street to steal their money is a…
    Mugger
  • What does it mean to be acquitted of all charges?
    You are found not guilty
  • What is the name of the crime when someone takes a person away and demands money for their release?
    Kidnapping
  • What is an alternative punishment instead of prison?
    Community service
  • Someone who sells or buys illegal drugs is guilty of…
    Trafficking
  • If someone is sent to prison for theft, what does it mean?
    They were punished because they stole something
  • They spend the rest of their life in prison. The sentence is...
    life imprisonment
  • A criminal who breaks into a house to steal things is a…
    Burglar
  • If someone steals from a shop, what is the crime called?
    Shoplifting
  • A person who sets fire to buildings or cars is called a…
    Arsonist
  • Which crime involves damaging property, such as breaking windows?
    Vandalism
  • What crime is it when someone steals from your pocket or bag in the street?
    Pickpocketing
  • If someone must pay £1000 to the court, this is called…
    A fine