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UNIT 3
CRIME IN THE MEDIA
LEAD-IN
1 Read the newspaper extract below, and discuss the question that
follows.
US murder rates collapse
THE VIOLENT crime rate in the United achievement: the lowest number of murders
States has fallen to the lowest level since since 1964. Its rapidly declining murder rate
standardized records were first collected is part of a nationwide trends towards lower
in the early 1970s. crime figures and in particular a rapid decline
New York City is heading for a vivid in murders in the big cities.
Which of the following do you think could be the main reasons for the decline in
crime rates? Choose three.
· zero-tolerance policing (no crime is ignored)
· improved surveillance techniques (e.g. closed-circuit TV)
· improved detection rates
· re-introduction of the death penalty in some states
· better economic conditions in the cities
· more effective rehabilitation of offenders
· more visible police presence
· a growth in the prison population
2 Discuss these questions.
1 What types of crime are most/least common in your country?
2 Are crime rates falling or rising in your country?
3 Test yourself with the quiz.
A Explain the difference between…
1 a murder and an assassination
2 to kidnap or to hijack
3 a drug dealer and a smuggler
4 bribery and blackmail
5 a thief, a burglar, a robber, a pickpocket and a shoplifter
B Think of some current news about crime that you have heard and tell the
classmates.
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