1. LAW AND ORDER
Isabel Bastida
EOI CARTAGENA

2. 1. TYPES OF CRIME
COMPLETE THE NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS WITH THE CRIMES IN THE BOX.
•The statue was damaged in an act of …………………………..
•A man has been found guilty of ………………………….. film star Scarlett Johanson. He became
obsessed with the actress and followed her everywhere.
•He was jailed for five years for ………………………….. into government computer systems.
•Banks revealed that cases of ………………………….. have doubled. Customers are warned to
keep their PIN numbers more secure.
•Tourists should be particularly careful on public transport, where ………………………….. is a
major problem. It is best to use money belts under your clothes.
•Rachel was concealing half her income and was found guilty of …………………………..
•The use of ………………………….. to subdue the government has been felt as the main worry
by our citizens.
•He was acquitted of ………………………….. as the prosecution couldn’t prove sexual abuse.
Pickpocketing Hacking Stalking Tax evasion
Vandalism Identity theft Terrorism Rape

3. 1. TYPES OF CRIME
COMPLETE THE NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS WITH THE CRIMES IN THE BOX.
1.A teenager has been accused of …………………………. after he set fire to an empty factory.
2.The increase in CCTV cameras has cut cases of late night ………………………….. in town
centres.
3.Police arrested three people for ………………………….. American dollars. They were carrying
more than a million dollars in fake $50 bills.
4.There has been a reduction in cases of ………………………….. in major stores after the
introduction of more security guards.
5.The man was accused of ………………………….. a car with a baby inside. The mother had to
be assisted after suffering an anxiety attack.
6.………………………….. has been in decline since marijuana legalization.
7.Owing to the financial crisis, some families from La Línea live on …………………………..
tobacco and other goods from Gibraltar.
Counterfeiting Mugging Shoplifting Arson
Hijacking Drug dealing Smuggling

4. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB
Counterfeiting counterfeiter
Mugging mugger
Arson To commit arson
Shoplifting shoplifter
Hijacking
Drug dealing To sell drugs
Smuggling smuggler
Pickpocketing pickpocket
Vandalism To vandalise
Hacking To hack into sth.
Stalking To stalk
Terrorism To set off bombs,
etc.
Rape rapist
Bribery ----
Blackmail blackmailer
Burglary To burgle/ break into
Kidnapping To kidnap

5. 2. YOUR TURN
• What crimes have been in the news recently? (Give details)
• Are there any areas or times of the day in your town when you
should be on guard against …?
car thieves/ pickpockets/ drug dealers/ others
• Do you know anyone who has/Have you ever…
been burgled (at home)?
been robbed (in the street)?
been the victim of pickpockets?
got the car stolen?
been unfairly accused of shoplifting?
been stopped by the police for drunk driving?
been offered a bribe?
been kidnapped?

6. KEY
1.The statue was damaged in an act of VANDALISM
2.A man has been found guilty of STALKING film star Scarlett Johanson. He became
obsessed with the actress and followed her everywhere.
3.He was jailed for five years for HACKING into government computer systems.
4.Banks revealed that cases of IDENTITY THEFT have doubled. Customers are warned to
keep their PIN numbers more secure.
5.Tourists should be particularly careful on public transport, where PICKPOCKETING is
a major problem. It is best to use money belts under your clothes.
6.Rachel was concealing half her income and was found guilty of TAX EVASION.
7.The use of TERRORSIM to subdue the government has been felt as the main worry by
our citizens.
8.He was acquitted of RAPE as the prosecution couldn’t prove sexual abuse.

7. KEY
1.A teenager has been accused of ARSON after he set fire to an empty factory.
2.The increase in CCTV cameras has cut cases of late night MUGGING in town centres.
3.Police arrested three people for COUNTERFEITING American dollars. They were carrying
more than a million dollars in fake $50 bills.
4.There has been a reduction in cases of SHOPLIFTING in major stores after the introduction
of more security guards.
5.The man was accused of HIJACKING a car with a baby inside. The mother had to be assisted
after suffering an anxiety attack.
6.DRUG DEALING has been in decline since marijuana legalization.
7.Owing to the financial crisis, some families from La Línea live on SMUGGLING tobacco and
other goods from Gibraltar.

8. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB
Counterfeiting counterfeiter To COUNTERFEIT
Mugging mugger To MUG
Arson ARSONIST To commit arson
Shoplifting shoplifter To SHOPLIFT
Hijacking HIJACKER To HIJACK
Drug dealing (DRUG) DEALER To sell drugs
Smuggling smuggler To SMUGGLE
Pickpocketing pickpocket To PICKPOCKET
Vandalism VANDAL To vandalise
Hacking HACKER To hack into sth.
Stalking STALKER To stalk
Terrorism TERRORIST To set off bombs, etc.
Rape rapist To RAPE
Bribery ---- To BRIBE (sb. INTO sth.)
Blackmail blackmailer To BLACKMAIL
Burglary BURGLAR To burgle/ break into
Kidnapping KIDNAPPER To kidnap