Read the two case histories below and decide which offences Jack and Annete have committed.

Jack Thatcher. Like his father, Jack Thatcher is a jailbird - at the age of 40 he has spent most of his life in prison for various offences of violence and theft. He comes from a broken home, has had no real education and has never had a job. The only way he knows how to make money is by stealing it. When he came out of prison last week, he decided to rob a village post office. During the robbery, the postmaster tried to ring the alarm, so Jack hit him on the head with his gun. At that moment a customer came into the post-office. She screamed. In panic, Jack shouted at her to keep quiet. When she continued to scream, heshot her. Jack thought quickly. Hetook a box of matches from his pocket and set fire to the building, then escaped with the money.

Annette Forbes.Annette Forbes is head of the marketing division of the computer company. She went to university, has a good job and enjoys a happy family life. She has always been a «law-abiding citizen». One day she arrived a little late for work, and had to park her car in a no-parking zone. She took a client out for a business lunch and drank a gin and tonic, half a bottle of wine and a liqueur to celebrate an important new contract. When driving back to work, she was stopped by a policeman, who tested her breath for alcohol. He told her she had drunk too much and would be disqualified from driving for a year. Annette (who needs her car for her job) suggested he might «forget» about the offence in return for a new home computer. That afternoon, Annette remembered that she had no more writing- paper at home. As usual, she took a new packet of paper from the office and a box of six pencils.

* If they are charged and convicted of all their offences, what sentences do you think Jack and Annette will receive?

* In your opinion, what is the most suitable punishment for Jack and Annette?

* Do you think they will commit other offences in future?

11.

a) The following events are all connected with the criminal process. Check that you understand their meaning, using the glossary to help you. Note that some of the phrases may have the same meaning as each other!

1. You are charged with an offence.

2. You are sentenced to punishment for an offence.

3. You are suspected of an offence.

4. You are tried for an offence.

5. You are accused of an offence.

6. You are convicted of an offence.

7. You plead guilty or not guilty to an offence.

8. You are arrested for an offence.

b) Can you put the different events in a) in the order in which they happen in Ukraine?

Do you think the events happen in the same order in England?

Check your ideas in the key.

12. At what stage or stages of the criminal process is the person involved called:

1) the defendant

2) the offender

3) the suspect

4) the convict

5) the criminal

6) the accused

Choose from the box below:

Read the text.

THE SHOPLIFTER

Mark Diamond was a thief. He had been to prison several times. Last time he was sentenced to ten months in prison for shoplifting when he tried to steal a silver necklace for his girlfriend Jane.

On the day he left prison, first he had a good meal in a cafe, then went to the cinema. He enjoyed being free again. He took a long walk in town looking at the windows. He had a few dollars and wanted to buy a present for his girlfriend Jane. He saw a pretty silk dress in one window but he didn’t like colour, he saw a green cotton blouse in another shop window but he didn’t like the cut of the blouse.

He looked at a fur coat in another shop but it was too expensive. Then he saw a nice leather bag and first he thought that Jane would also like it. He was just going to buy it but he changed his mind and thought it would make a poor present.

Then he went into a jeweller’s shop. There he saw a nice gold bracelet on the counter. He always wanted a present like that. He had a quick look around and saw nobody was watching him. The assistant was showing a diamond engagement ring to a customer. The next minute the gold bracelet was in Mark’s pocket and he started for the door.

At that moment, he felt a hand on his shoulder. “Young man”, said the owner of the shop, “I saw you steal a bracelet. I’ll have to call the police”. Mark went pale. “Oh, no. Don’t do that. I’ll pay for the bracelet. Yes, I’ll pay for it”.

The owner of the shop took a look at the gold bracelet and said, “All right. It’ll be £600”.

“Well”, said Mark, “Couldn’t you show me anything cheaper? I really don’t want to spend that much”.

Choose the best answer:

1. Mark Diamond was

a) an honest man

b) a crook (ошуканець, шахрай)

c) a hard-working man

2. He had spent a few months in prison because

a) he had wanted to buy a present for his girlfriend

b) he had been caught shoplifting

c) he had no money to buy a silver necklace

3. When he left prison

a) he felt very happy

b) he decided to steal again

c) he forgot about his girlfriend

4. At a jeweller’s

a) he was shown a diamond ring

b) he saw a nice ring

c) he saw a gold bracelet on the counter

5. Nobody was looking at him, so

a) he left the shop

b) he decided to steal a bracelet

c) he asked the assistant to show him a bracelet

6. As Joe was afraid of being arrested

a) he ran out of the shop

b) he offered to pay the price of the bracelet

c) he asked the jeweller to take a look at the bracelet

7. When Joe heard how much the bracelet cost

a) he asked for some less expensive

b) he went pale

c) he promised to pay £600.