Crime and safety Exercises

Look at “saw the red van”. Here we need “person who sees an event happen”: “witness”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “A witness described the red van.”.

Look at “may have committed the crime”. Here we need “person thought possibly responsible for a crime”: “suspect”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “The suspect answered the officer’s questions.”.

Look at “information that may establish”. Here we need “facts or objects used to establish what happened”: “evidence”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “The camera footage provided useful evidence.”.

Look at “bicycle”. Here we need “crime of taking property without permission”: “theft”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “She reported the theft of her bicycle.”.

Look at “Locking the gate”. Here we need “action taken beforehand to reduce risk”: “precaution”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Locking the gate is a sensible precaution.”.

Look at “dangerous event needing immediate action”. Here we need “serious situation requiring immediate action”: “emergency”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “The crew practised for an emergency.”.

Look at “Someone saw”. Here we need “person who sees an event happen”: “witness”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Someone saw the collision and can describe it; that person is a witness.”.

Look at “not proved guilt”. Here we need “person thought possibly responsible for a crime”: “suspect”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Police are investigating him but have not proved guilt; he is a suspect.”.

Look at “Fingerprints and recordings”. Here we need “facts or objects used to establish what happened”: “evidence”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Fingerprints and recordings may be used as evidence in an investigation.”.

Look at “without permission”. Here we need “crime of taking property without permission”: “theft”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Taking a stranger’s wallet without permission is theft.”.

Look at “against head injuries”. Here we need “action taken beforehand to reduce risk”: “precaution”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “Wearing a helmet is a precaution against head injuries.”.

Look at “fire in an occupied building”. Here we need “serious situation requiring immediate action”: “emergency”. Use the stated role, not mere involvement in the event: observer, suspected offender, supporting information, unlawful taking, prevention or immediate danger. Completed sentence: “A fire in an occupied building is an emergency, not a routine inconvenience.”.

Look at “entered the empty house”. Here we need “entering a building illegally to steal”: “burglary”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “Someone entered the empty house through a window and stole a computer; police recorded it as a burglary.”.

Look at “threatened the cashier”. Here we need “stealing through force or threats”: “robbery”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “The attacker threatened the cashier with a knife and took the money in an armed robbery.”.

Look at “fifty pounds”. Here we need “money paid as a legal penalty”: “fine”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “I received a parking fine of fifty pounds and had to pay it within two weeks.”.

Look at “six months in prison”. Here we need “punishment imposed by a court”: “sentence”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “The judge gave him a sentence of six months in prison.”.

Look at “establish who”. Here we need “official examination to discover facts”: “investigation”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “Police opened an investigation to establish who had started the fire.”.

Look at “another city”. Here we need “evidence that someone was elsewhere when a crime happened”: “alibi”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “He had an alibi: hotel records proved he was in another city when the theft occurred.”.

Look at “broke in and took jewellery”. Here we need “entering a building illegally to steal”: “burglary”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “No one was home during the burglary, when thieves broke in and took jewellery.”.

Look at “Using force”. Here we need “stealing through force or threats”: “robbery”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “Using force to take a pedestrian's wallet was treated as robbery rather than simple theft.”.

Look at “pay a”. Here we need “money paid as a legal penalty”: “fine”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “The court ordered him to pay a fine of 300 euros for the offence.”.

Look at “prison”. Here we need “punishment imposed by a court”: “sentence”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “After serving a two-year prison sentence, she was released.”.

Look at “interviewing neighbours”. Here we need “official examination to discover facts”: “investigation”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “The detective's investigation involved interviewing neighbours and examining security footage.”.

Look at “far from the crime scene”. Here we need “evidence that someone was elsewhere when a crime happened”: “alibi”. Entering a building to steal differs from taking by force or threat. Separate those acts from a financial penalty, court punishment, inquiry or proof of being elsewhere. Completed sentence: “The suspect's alibi placed her at work, far from the crime scene at the relevant time.”.