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64. crime rate col/term = a number of crimes committed in a particular area
to rise/to come down
65. to control the crime rate TERM /COL
66. crime figures col have dropped dramatically/have risen
67. crime wave col/term = a situation in which there is a sudden increase in the number of crimes that are committed
68. (to have) a spate of burglaries/killings/thefts = a large number of things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short period of time
69. to combat/fight/reduce/tackle crime COL =to stop sth unpleasant/harmful from happening
70. fight against smth (e.g. crime) prep
fight FOR smth e.g. survival
71. to introduce new/harsher/stricter laws col
72. to pass a law col = to accept a law by voting
73. to uphold the law col = to support smth that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist
74. to enforce the law col = to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by the people
75. effective law enforcement → to enforce the law COL = to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule
76. to take (draconian) measures col = extremely cruel and severe
77. to focus on juvenile crime prep
78. to put police officers on the streets speaking to act as a deterrent col/prep = a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something (= that deters them)
79. to get somewhere (e.g. to school) safely
80. safe → safely → safety WF
Individuals can help by …
81. to be vigilant (about crime) = to be careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble
82. to introduce neighbourhood watch schemes term = an arrangement by which a group of people in an area watch each other's houses regularly as a way of preventing crime
Law and order
83. law and order term = safe and peaceful conditions in society that result when people obey the law
the breakdown of law and order
84. to respect the law col
85. to obey/observe the law col = to do what a law say that you must do
86. to follow directions/instructions/orders/rules col
87. to act within the law prep
88. to comply with the order/regulation/requirement/rule col
Economic dimension of well-being/ill-being
Employment/unemployment
89. to close down phr = if a company, shop/store, etc. closes down, or if you close it down, it stops operating as a business
90. to be out of work col/prep
91. lack of sth e.g. employment/money/shelter etc prep
92. your bread-and-butter idiom = smth that provides your main income
93.
Income
94. a means/source of independent livelihood col = something such as your work that provides the money that you need to live
95. to earn/to lose livelihood term /col
96. unemployed/low-income household term = all the people living together in a house or flat/apartment
97. the head of the household col
98. (people) on a low/high income
low-income family
99. (to have) a steady source of income COL/TERM
100. (to live on) inadequate income WF/SP
101. a tight budget: holidays for people on a tight budget
money is tight/things are tight = to have only just enough
102. to live on (or below) the breadline = the lowest level of income on which it is possible to live
103. to live from hand to mouth idiom = to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money
104. to live below the poverty line term = the official level of income that is necessary to be able to buy the basic things you need such as food and clothes and to pay for somewhere to live
105. to live/die in penury fml = the state of being extremely poor
106. to be in a poverty trap TERM (a situation in which someone would be even poorer or not much richer if they had a job because they would no longer receive financial help from the government)
107.
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