Lesson 11: Crime and Justice

1. Do you always lock your house? What about your car?

2. Do you think it's possible to prevent certain kinds of crimes? If so, which ones and how?

3. What do you think are reasonable penalties for people who commit environmental crimes*?

4. Have you (or anyone you know) been the victim of a crime? What happened?

5. Have you ever done anything illegal? Tell about it if you want to.

6. Which crimes do you think will increase in the 21st century? What about decrease?

7. Are there any places where you are afraid to walk alone after dark? Where are they and why?

8. How have science and technology changed what crimes are committed? How about the way we solve them?

9. Should users of illegal drugs be put in jail? Why or why not? What about the people who sell them?

10. Why do you think that there have been so many school shootings at high schools in the United States?

11. What do you think of the death penalty?

12. In your opinion, what causes a person to become a criminal? Can society change this?

13. Is beating your wife a crime in your country? If so, what happens to a man who beats his wife? What about a woman who beats her husband?