Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 22 стр.

  7. Leo became involved             g. … petty crime at a very young age.           1. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following
      in…                            h. … must expect to be punished.                   words and expressions. Make up your own sentences with them:
  8. The courts should… .            i. … impose tougher punishments or
                                                                                         общее право, малозначительное преступление, измена, админист-
  9. Gangs of thieves… .                offenders.
                                                                                     ративный проступок, привлекать к судебной ответственности, тяжкое
 10. Police need more… .             j. … to the police has increased.
                                                                                     преступление, быть наказанным в ускоренном порядке, лишить граж-
                                                                                     данства, мелкая кража, нападение без отягчающих обстоятельств, на-
                                                                                     рушение владения, нарушение общественного порядка, нанесение по-
IV. FOCUS ON READING
                                                                                     боев, условное освобождение преступника на поруки, общественные
Read the text                                                                        услуги, потеря гражданских прав, повторно совершенное преступление.
L    Misdemeanors (Part I).                                                          2. Find in the text the sentences, the schemes of which are given below
        A misdemeanor (or misdemeanour), in many common law legal                       and translate them from English into Russian.
systems, is a "lesser" criminal act, a minor crime other than treason or a fel-
ony. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than felonies; but                 A. … in many common legal system is … other than … .
theoretically more so than administrative infractions. Administrative infrac-             B. … are generally… less… than … .
tions are considered civil cases, i.e. not a crime as the power to cite persons           C. In some … those who are … are known as … .
for infractions is usually left with administrative officials; it is not necessary        D. In the United States… is an offence that … summarily by … for less
to hold a court hearing nor is a citation the same as a conviction.                          than a year.
        In some jurisdictions those who are convicted of a misdemeanor are                E. Depending on …examples of … may include… .
known as misdemeanants. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not                  F. Those people who … are often …served on the weekends.
affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cen-             G. Often a first … becomes … after… .
tury serious crimes were labeled felonies, and minor crimes misdemeanors.
In the United States a misdemeanor usually is an offense that may be pun-            3. Make up your own sentences after Speech Patterns 1 and 2, using
ished summarily by fine and by imprisonment for less than a year. Commis-               the words in the box.
sion of a misdemeanor does not cancel citizenship or subject an alien to de-                Pattern 1. While being convicted of a misdemeanor will not result in
portation. Depending on the jurisdiction, examples of misdemeanors may               the loss of any of your civil rights.
include: petty theft, prostitution, simple assault, trespass, vandalism,
disorderly conduct, disorderly intoxication, battery and other similar crimes.                  To sentence,      to serve,       to punish,
In general misdemeanors are crimes with a maximum punishment of 12                                        to cancel,        to convict,      to judge
months or less of imprisonment, typically in a jail. Those people who are
convicted of misdemeanors are often punished with probation, community                      Pattern 2. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than
service or part-time imprisonment, served on the weekends. In many                   felonies.
jurisdictions misdemeanor convicts who are incarcerated serve their time in
a local jail, whereas those convicted of a felony who are sentenced to more                     Gravely,         sufficient,        dangerous,
than one year serve their time in a prison.                                                             violent,          responsible,     formal
        While being convicted of a misdemeanor will not result in the loss of
any of your civil right. However it is common that first offenders will be           4. Work in pairs. Make up ten questions on the text and ask each
formally judged for the crime. Often a first offense misdemeanor crime be-              other.
comes a felony after repeated offenses.
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