Taken from: http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police-crime.htm
| Crime | Definition |
| abduction/kidnapping | taking a person to a secret location using force |
| armed robbery | using a weapon to steal |
| arson | setting fire to a place on purpose |
| assault | hurting another person physically |
| attempted murder | trying to kill someone (but failing) |
| burglary, breaking and entering | going into another person's home or business with force |
| child abuse | injuring a child on purpose |
| domestic violence | physical assault that occur within the home |
| drug trafficking | trading illegal drugs |
| drunk driving | driving after having too much alcohol |
| fraud | lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes |
| hijacking | holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane) |
| murder/homicide | taking someone's life through violence |
| shoplifting | stealing merchandise from a store |
| smuggling | bringing products into a country secretly and illegally |
| speeding | driving beyond the speed limit |
| terrorism | acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country |
| theft | stealing |
| torture | extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners) |
| vandalism | damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint) |
| white collar crime | breaking the law in business |
Types of punishment
| Punishment (example offence) | Definition |
| traffic ticket (speeding, parking) | leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine |
| license suspension (drunk driving) | driving rights are removed for a certain period of time |
| fine (hunting out of season) | pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime |
| house arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court) | remain in one's home for a certain period of time |
| community service (a youth that steals a car for the first time) | do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage |
| jail time (man who assaults his wife) | spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from society |
| life in prison (a woman who commits homicide) | spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society |
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